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 Bearslide (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 Bearslide. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Bearslide 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 Bearslide. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bearslide:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Bearslide)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Meadow Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(Less than 2 miles 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- College Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Draper ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Altamahaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Clover Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Ossipee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Union Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Birchwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Green Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Elon College
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
- Glen Raven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
- Glencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Quick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Whitetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Gatewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Yanceyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Blanch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Belews Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Crims Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Pine Knolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Brinkley Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- White Road ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Bonanza Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Greystone Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kynwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Abington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Dennis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Scalesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Browns Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Stokesdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLeansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Gibsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Amostown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Bailey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Snow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fulp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Laprades Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Prilliman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Sandy Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Horse Pasture
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Villa Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Leatherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Ridgecrest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Worlds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Kentuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Tightsqueeze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Weal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Museville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bearslide, see our County-by-County Page for Bearslide.
Cemeteries Near Bearslide ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bearslide.
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 Bearslide - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bearslide covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ridge View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow View UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dan View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Overlook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Eden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47279 <3>
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Slaydon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Starling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Price Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Bearslide in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bearslide.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bearslide, with the one closest to Bearslide listed first.
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Wentworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Aiken Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Matrimony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Irisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Reidsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bearslide. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bearslide.
Newspapers Published in Bearslide ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bearslide.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bearslide, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bearslide.
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 Bearslide:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Madison 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bearslide) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bearslide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |