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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 Arlington (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 Arlington. 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 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.

Arlington is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.

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

  • Yadkin County     (The home county of Arlington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rena is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
    • Swan Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
    • Boonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cycle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cycle is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
    • Marler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Marler is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
    • Branon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Branon is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
    • Nebo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Nebo is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Hamptonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsors Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
    • Mount Pleasant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Yadkinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Vashti
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vashti is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
    • Rocky Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Hiddenite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Stony Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Point is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Fairview Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Taylorsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alleghany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Roaring Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glade Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hooker is located in Alleghany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Edmonds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
    • Ennice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
    • Laurel Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Amelia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Amelia is located in Alleghany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Ashe County
    • Transou
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Transou is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
  • Davie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Pino
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pino is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
    • Calahaln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Calahaln is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
    • Bermuda Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mocksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Advance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Donnaha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
    • Heritage Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Cinnamon Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
    • Dozier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dozier is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
    • Grapewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
    • River Ridge Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
    • Eaglewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
    • Hunters Trace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
    • Lewisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • The Meadows
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
    • Oak Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Robin Hood Trace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
    • Sherwood Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Union Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Houstonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Houstonville is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
    • New Hope ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Olin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Olin is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
    • Love Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Turnersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
    • Cool Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • Scotts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Scotts is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Brevard ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brevard is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Statesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Needmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Needmore is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Stokes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Pinnacle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Flat Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Mount Olive
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Capella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Capella is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Elkin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Elkin Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
    • Rusk ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rusk is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Mulberry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mulberry is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • State Road
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Zephyr
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Zephyr is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Rockford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Rockford is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Mountain Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Park is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Stony Knoll
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
    • Thurmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Copeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Copeland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Dobson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Clingman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clingman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
    • Ronda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
    • Roaring River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
    • Lomax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lomax is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
    • Traphill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Zebra ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Zebra is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
    • Hays
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Moxley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moxley is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
    • Dehart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dehart is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
  • Carroll County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Lambsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Drenn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
    • Pipers Gap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
  • Galax City (VA)
    • Galax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Galax is located in Galax City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <1>
  • Grayson County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Low Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Baywood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood

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

Cemeteries Near Arlington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arlington.

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 Arlington - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Arlington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fall Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jonesville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Island Ford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Swan Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Swaims Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grassy Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (316 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Jonesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elkin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Swan Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
  • Rena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rena is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
  • Elkin Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
  • Rusk ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rusk is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Clingman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clingman is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
  • Marler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marler is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
  • Longtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Longtown is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Boonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crutchfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crutchfield is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
  • Benham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Benham is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ronda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • State Road
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Arlington ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arlington, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arlington.

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 websites either 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 Arlington:

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>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.
<3>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 Arlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.