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 Benaja (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 Benaja. 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.
Benaja 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 Benaja. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benaja:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Benaja)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Wittys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- College Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Ruffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ellisboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Draper ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Altamahaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clover Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Birchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Elon College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Westbrook Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Westbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- British Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Country Club Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
- Elon
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
- Glenwood Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Quick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Jericho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- West Yanceyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Yanceyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Gatewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Davidson County
- Abotts Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Belews Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Pine Knolls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Stonewood Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Bonanza Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Crims Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Applegate
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Cliffwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Emorywood Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
- Greystone Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kimberly Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Acres
- Kynwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Smokerise
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Browns Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- McLeansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Spicewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Gibsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitsett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Carr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Lakeview Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Miles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McDade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Cheeks Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Jordan Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
- Efland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Stagecoach Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
- Walkers Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Redcross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Melanchton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Randleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Pine Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Fulp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Amostown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Sandy Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Germanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Sandy Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Horse Pasture
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Cascade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benaja, see our County-by-County Page for Benaja.
Cemeteries Near Benaja ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benaja.
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 Benaja - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benaja covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Locust Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burton Memorial MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Rock MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pearson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reidlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Settle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Reid Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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, Benaja had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Browns Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Reidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lenox Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- McLeansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Altamahaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Gibsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benaja. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benaja.
Newspapers Published in Benaja ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benaja.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benaja, 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 Benaja.
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 Benaja:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Henry 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 Benaja, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benaja) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |