Our Genealogy Helper
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 Allison (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 Allison. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Allison is located in Caswell County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caswell County: Alamance, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Danville City (VA), Halifax (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Allison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allison:
- Caswell County (The home county of Allison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Quick
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- West Yanceyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Yanceyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Gatewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Union Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Altamahaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Clover Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- McCray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Ossipee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Birchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Glencoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Green Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Just Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Browns Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rudd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Whitsett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McLeansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Scalesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Spicewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Carr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Laws
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- McDade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lakeview Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Green Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Kindful Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Arrowhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Deer Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Larry Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Miles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ceffo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Roseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Hicks Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Allens Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Hurdle Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roxboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Timberlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Ruffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Draper ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- College Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Wentworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Meadow Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Delila
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Sutherlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Elmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Sandy Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Mount Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Ridgecrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Kentuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Laurel Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Swansonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Tightsqueeze
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Spring Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Weal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Henrys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allison, see our County-by-County Page for Allison.
Cemeteries Near Allison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allison.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Allison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ruffin - Stacey Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins - Stacy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Settle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stokesland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayfield MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Pearson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leath-Kernodle-Hornbuckle Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Fence Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Church Cemetery
- The Rock Fence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek AME Church Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Allison had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Blackwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Cherry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Yanceyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Purley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Purley is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Lenox Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Gatewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Vandola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allison.
Newspapers Published in Allison ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allison, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allison.
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 Allison:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caswell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Pittsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Allison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |