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 Ayersville (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 Ayersville. 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.
Ayersville is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Stokes, Henry (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Ayersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ayersville:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Ayersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Mayodan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ellisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- College Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Meadow Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Quick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Belews Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Crims Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Brinkley Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Pine Knolls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- White Road ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Bannertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Abington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Bonanza Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Stokesdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Oak Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Guilford College
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Sandy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Amostown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Pine Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Danbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Bailey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Pilot Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Sheltontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Carroll County (VA)
- Pike City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Floyd County (VA)
- Haycock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Sydnorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Ferrum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fieldale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Sandy Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Bassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stanleytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Reed Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Nettleridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Dodson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Grady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ayersville, see our County-by-County Page for Ayersville.
Cemeteries Near Ayersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ayersville.
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 Ayersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ayersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Alexander Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ayersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beaver Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenns Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonville Martin - Joyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joyce Ford Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Ayersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ayersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ayersville, with the one closest to Ayersville listed first.
- Beaver Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Prestonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Stoneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Matrimony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Nettleridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ellisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Horse Pasture
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Danbury
(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 Ayersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ayersville.
Newspapers Published in Ayersville ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ayersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ayersville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ayersville.
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 Ayersville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- 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> | 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 Ayersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ayersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |