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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Brim. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brim to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brim, please Contact Us.
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 Brim (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 Brim. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Brim is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Brim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brim:
- Surry County (The home county of Brim)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Mount Herman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Albion
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Toast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Pilot Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ararat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Black Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Edmonds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roaring Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- King
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Donnaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rural Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Creek View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Dozier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Hunter Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Oak Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Seward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Mayodan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Vade Mecum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Lawsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Pinnacle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Capella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Wilkes County
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- East Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Forbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Cana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pike City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Gladesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Nester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Fancy Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Dugspur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Woodlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Floyd County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Duncan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Haycock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Poff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Pizarro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Low Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Fries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Bassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Carters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows of Dan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Critz
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Woolwine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Charity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Dodson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brim, see our County-by-County Page for Brim.
Cemeteries Near Brim ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brim.
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 Brim - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Albion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cobler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carters Chapel Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat (VA).
- The Carters Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Beginning Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219861 <3>
- Clement Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clement Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat (VA).
- The Clement Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ralph Alexander Clement Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2458500 <3>
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunters Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (680 more) ...
- Paynetown Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midkiff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
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.
While we didn't find Brim in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brim.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brim, with the one closest to Brim listed first.
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Francisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Dobyns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Ararat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Ash Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Cana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laurel Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Nester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brim. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brim.
Newspapers Published in Brim ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brim.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brim, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brim.
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 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 Brim:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Forsyth County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Henry County
- Patrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Brim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |