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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Abotts Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Abotts Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Abotts Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Abotts Creek: Abotts Crk. (or less commonly used: Abotts Ck. or Abotts Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Abotts Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Abotts Creek may originally have been Abott's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Abotts Creek might be written as Abott Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davidson County: Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rowan & Stanly.

Below are the counties that are near Abotts Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abotts Creek:

  • Davidson County     (The home county of Abotts Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.
    • Wallburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallburg
      • Wallburg is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallburg <3>
    • Bethany ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Davidson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bethany
      • From Abotts Creek to Bethany
    • Gum Tree
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Thomasville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <3>
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Abotts Creek to Midway
    • Fair Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Eden ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Davidson County
    • Welcome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Davidson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arcadia
      • From Abotts Creek to Arcadia
    • Holly Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
    • Currytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alamance County
  • Davie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.
    • Advance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Davie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <3>
    • Bermuda Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Run
      • Bermuda Run is located in Davie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Run <3>
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Davie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clinton
      • From Abotts Creek to Clinton
    • Mocksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pino
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
      • Pino is located in Davie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pino
      • From Abotts Creek to Pino
    • Ephesus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ephesus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
      • Ephesus is located in Davie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ephesus
      • From Abotts Creek to Ephesus
    • Cooleemee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleemee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleemee
      • Cooleemee is located in Davie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooleemee <3>
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.
    • Horneytown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Yorktown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beeson Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beeson Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
      • Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
    • Sedge Garden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedge Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
      • Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
    • High Meadows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
      • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Kernersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
      • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <3>
    • Sun Meadows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
      • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Willowbend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
      • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
    • Christy Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christy Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
      • Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
    • Timber Trails
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
      • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
    • Guthrie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in Forsyth County
    • Waughtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waughtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
      • Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.
    • High Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
      • Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
    • Sandy Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
    • Jamestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Colfax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
    • Allen Jay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeman Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
      • Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
    • Guilford College
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <3>
    • Latham Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
      • Latham Town is located in Guilford County
    • Pomona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Guilford County
    • Southmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
      • Southmont is located in Guilford County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.
    • Archdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <3>
    • New Market
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sophia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Randleman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Worthville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Redcross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Millboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
      • Millboro is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millboro
      • From Abotts Creek to Millboro
    • Central Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
      • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mechanic
      • From Abotts Creek to Mechanic
    • Asheboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
      • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <3>
    • Cedar Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellisboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Gold Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • Mayodan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
      • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <3>
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.
    • Trading Ford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yadkin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
      • Yadkin is located in Rowan County
    • Shannon Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
      • Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
    • Ellis Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
      • Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
    • Morgan Ford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pooletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pooletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
      • Pooletown is located in Rowan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pooletown
      • From Abotts Creek to Pooletown
    • Craven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
      • Craven is located in Rowan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Craven
      • From Abotts Creek to Craven
    • East Spencer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
      • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Spencer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mocksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
      • Mocksville is located in Rowan County
  • Stokes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.
    • Fulp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fulp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
      • Fulp is located in Stokes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fulp
      • From Abotts Creek to Fulp
    • Germanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton
      • Germanton is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <3>
    • Walnut Cove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bailey Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
    • Pine Hall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Neatman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Olive
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sawra Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
      • Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
    • Capella
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Danbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Stokes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.
    • Boyden ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
      • Boyden is located in Surry County
    • Shoals
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yadkin County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Abotts Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Abotts Creek.

Cemeteries Near Abotts Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abotts Creek.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Abotts Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Abotts Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Abotts Creek.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Abotts Creek, with the one closest to Abotts Creek listed first.

  • Bethany ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Davidson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bethany
    • From Abotts Creek to Bethany
  • High Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep River <3>
  • Kernersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
    • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <3>
  • Midway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Midway
    • From Abotts Creek to Midway
  • Thomasville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <3>
  • Archdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Colfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
  • Trinity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <3>
  • Friendship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Guilford County
  • Fair Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Forsyth County
    • Enterprise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Davidson County
    • Welcome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abotts Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abotts Creek.

Newspapers Published in Abotts Creek ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abotts Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abotts Creek, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abotts Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Abotts Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abotts Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Abotts Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abotts Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abotts Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0048, Longitude: -80.0848    









 

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