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 Baynes (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 Baynes. 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.
Baynes is located in Caswell County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caswell County: Alamance, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Danville City (VA), Halifax (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Baynes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baynes:
- Caswell County (The home county of Baynes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Anderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Jericho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Prospect Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Stony Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Yanceyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- West Yanceyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Leasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Quick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blanch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- McCray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Green Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Clover Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Lakeview Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Carolina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Glencoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Green Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hopedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Rougemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bahama
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- The American Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Gibsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitsett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McLeansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Browns Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rudd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Forest Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Spicewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Carr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- McDade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Laws
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lakeview Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Green Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Walkers Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Kindful Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Arrowhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Deer Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Jordan Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
- Larry Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Hurdle Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Cates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Whitt Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Timberlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ceffo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Roxboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tirzah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Moriah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Lawsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Wentworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- College Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Draper ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Wittys Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Delila
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Sutherlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Alton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Elmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Henry County (VA)
- Sandy Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Kentuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Mount Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Laurel Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Ridgecrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Cascade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baynes, see our County-by-County Page for Baynes.
Cemeteries Near Baynes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baynes.
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 Baynes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baynes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enoch Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jeffries Cross Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Fence Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Church Cemetery
- The Rock Fence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek AME Church Cemetery
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leath-Kernodle-Hornbuckle Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Underwood - Boswell Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Level Christian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wheelers Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Eno Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clement Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Baynes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baynes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baynes, with the one closest to Baynes listed first.
- Corbett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Hightowers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Union Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Prospect Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Stony Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- McCray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Yanceyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gordonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Cherry Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Laws
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Altamahaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Haw River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baynes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baynes.
Newspapers Published in Baynes ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baynes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baynes, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baynes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Baynes:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caswell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Durham County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baynes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Baynes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |