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 Atwood Acres (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 Atwood Acres. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Atwood Acres is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Atwood Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atwood Acres:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Atwood Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Ardmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Rosemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Westview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Mount Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Tabor is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Winston - Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clemmons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waughtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Fox Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Reynolda Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reynolda Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolda Park
- Reynolda
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reynolda is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolda
- East Winston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Winston is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winston
- Muddy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Gum Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Wallburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Reedy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Currytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Abotts Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Jefferson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sapona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Holly Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Calahaln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- High Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sherwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Stokesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Freeman Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Kirkman Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Summerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Latham Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Houstonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Turnersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Olin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Archdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Ellisboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Shannon Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Yadkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Ellis Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Trading Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Needmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Woodleaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Meadowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Germanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fulp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Neatman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Walnut Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinnacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Capella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Pine Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pilot Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Copeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Black Water
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Wyo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- East Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Forbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Union Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Yadkinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Nebo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Footville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Branon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Boonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atwood Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Atwood Acres.
Cemeteries Near Atwood Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atwood Acres.
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 Atwood Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atwood Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parkland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westlawn Gardens of Memory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Ridge UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Happy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- God's Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for God's Acre
- To give a relative sense of its location, the God's Acre is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- The God's Acre has also been known as:
- Salem Moravian Cemetery
- Salem Moravian God's Acre
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224695 <2>
- Salem Moravian God's Acre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48680 <2>
- Old Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Atwood Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Atwood Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atwood Acres, with the one closest to Atwood Acres listed first.
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Pfafftown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alspaugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Bethania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atwood Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atwood Acres.
Newspapers Published in Atwood Acres ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atwood Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atwood Acres, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Atwood Acres.
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 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 Atwood Acres:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin 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> | 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 Atwood Acres, 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- Atwood Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |