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 Boones Hill (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 Boones Hill. 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 Boones Hill ...
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.
While the name of this community is Boones Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Boones Hill may originally have been Boone'ss Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Boones Hill might be written as Boones Hill.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Boones Hill is located in Surry 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 Surry County: Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes, Wilkes, Yadkin, Carroll (VA), Grayson (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Boones Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boones Hill:
- Surry County (The home county of Boones Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Holly Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Airy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toast
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ararat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Black Water
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Red Brush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Edmonds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roaring Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hooker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Donnaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Rural Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Bannertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Creek View
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Hunter Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Hunters Trace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Pinnacle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vade Mecum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Aarons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Capella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Quaker Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Neatman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lomax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Ronda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Traphill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clingman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Abshers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- East Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Union Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Yadkinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Branon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Swan Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Fancy Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Drenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pike City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pipers Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Hillsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dugspur
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Floyd County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Low Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woolwine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boones Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Boones Hill.
Cemeteries Near Boones Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boones Hill.
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 Boones Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boones Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Skyline Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery is located in Sheltontown.
- The James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- Old Mormon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258802 <3>
- The Peoples Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midkiff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ararat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the northwest of Pilot Mountain.
- The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cox - Harrison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438894 <3>
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- The Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakdale City Cemetery
- Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984350 <3>
- Continue List (667 more) ...
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Moravian God's Acre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paynetown Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<6>
While we didn't find Boones Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boones Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boones Hill, with the one closest to Boones Hill listed first.
- Mount Airy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ash Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Ararat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pilot Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Dobson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Carters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pinnacle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Lambsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boones Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boones Hill.
Newspapers Published in Boones Hill ...
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 Boones Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boones Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boones Hill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Boones Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Forsyth County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boones Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <6> | 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 Boones Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |