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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 Brinkley Estates (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 Brinkley Estates. 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 Brinkley Estates ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brinkley Estates: Brinkley Ests.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Brinkley Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brinkley Estates:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Brinkley Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Crims Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- White Road ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Dennis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belews Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Smokerise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Bonanza Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Greystone Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kynwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Pine Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Walkertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dilhast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dilhast is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilhast
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Wallburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Gum Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Thomasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Welcome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Fair Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Eden ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Currytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Scalesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Guilford College
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Spicewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- High Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Latham Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Archdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Ellisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Mayodan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Matrimony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- College Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Fulp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Germanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Neatman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Quaker Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Danbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Capella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Vade Mecum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pilot Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ararat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Pine Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Mount Herman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Black Water
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- East Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Richmond Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Courtney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Nettleridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Critz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Patrick Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stuart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brinkley Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Brinkley Estates.
Cemeteries Near Brinkley Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brinkley Estates.
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 Brinkley Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brinkley Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- Belews Creek Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fulp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mecum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- First Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastlawn Gardens of Memory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Gur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Browder Family Cemetery
- The Browder Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46951 <2>
- Beck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Ogburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Brinkley Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brinkley Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brinkley Estates, with the one closest to Brinkley Estates listed first.
- White Road ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Dennis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Walkertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Walnut Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kernersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alspaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rural Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Ellisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brinkley Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brinkley Estates.
Newspapers Published in Brinkley Estates ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brinkley Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brinkley Estates, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brinkley Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Brinkley Estates:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Henry County
- Patrick 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brinkley Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brinkley Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |