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 Beaver Island (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 Beaver Island. 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.
Name Variations for Beaver Island ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beaver Island: Beaver Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beaver Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaver Island.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Beaver Island 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 Beaver Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaver Island:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Beaver Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Mayodan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Ellisboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Gold Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- College Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Meadow Summit
(14 miles [22.5 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 Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Quick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Locust Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Whitetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crims Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Brinkley Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Pine Knolls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Bonanza Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- White Road ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Abington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Greystone Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kynwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- 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
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Stokesdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rudd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Guilford College
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Amostown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Pine Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bailey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Walnut Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Fulp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Pilot Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Sydnorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fieldale
(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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Villa Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Irisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Collinsville
(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
- Stanleytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bassett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Axton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Nettleridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Elamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Dodson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Meadows of Dan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Cascade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Mount Cross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- 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 Beaver Island, see our County-by-County Page for Beaver Island.
Cemeteries Near Beaver Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver Island.
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 Beaver Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaver Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Beaver Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glenns Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clearview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Joyce Ford Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alexander Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ayersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayodan Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Llewellyn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Stoneville Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Beaver Island had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaver Island, with the one closest to Beaver Island listed first.
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sandy Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Prestonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Dillard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Matrimony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Ellisboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Pine Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Horse Pasture
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaver Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver Island.
Newspapers Published in Beaver Island ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaver Island, 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 Beaver Island.
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 either 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 Beaver Island:
- 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
- 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 Beaver Island, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |