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 Bannertown (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 Bannertown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bannertown 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 Bannertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bannertown:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Bannertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Chestnut Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Rural Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Temora Lake Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- Stanleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Creek View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Day Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Day Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Acres
- Old Hollow Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hollow Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hollow Estates
- Bethania Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethania Station is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Station
- Creekwood Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creekwood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Acres
- Bethania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Gum Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Wallburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Welcome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Currytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Thomasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Fair Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Stokesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scalesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Guilford College
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- High Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Sherwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Latham Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Ellisboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Stoneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Germanton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Neatman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Fulp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Bailey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Capella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Danbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Pinnacle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mount Herman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Copeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Rockford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- East Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Richmond Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Wyo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Nebo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Courtney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Footville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Branon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Henry County (VA)
- Horse Pasture
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Nettleridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Critz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stuart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ararat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bannertown, see our County-by-County Page for Bannertown.
Cemeteries Near Bannertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bannertown.
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 Bannertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bannertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carmichael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browder Family Cemetery
- The Browder Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46951 <2>
- Browder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Tuttle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshall Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Bannertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bannertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bannertown, with the one closest to Bannertown listed first.
- Rural Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Neatman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Bethania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Walnut Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tobaccoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quaker Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Alspaugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Walkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Pfafftown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Road ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Belews Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bannertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bannertown.
Newspapers Published in Bannertown ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bannertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bannertown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bannertown.
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 helpful 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 Bannertown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Henry County
- Patrick 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 Bannertown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bannertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |