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 Cambridge (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 Cambridge. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Cambridge is located in Rockingham County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties 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 Cambridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cambridge:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Cambridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Reidsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Ruffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffin
- Ruffin is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruffin <2>
- College Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Draper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Wittys Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Meadow Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Altamahaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Clover Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Ossipee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Union Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Birchwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - British Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Green Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Sherwood Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Elon College
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
- Elon College is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <2>
- Elon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Glen Raven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
- Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
- Glencoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Stony Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- West Yanceyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jericho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Yanceyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
- Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <2>
- Whitetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Gatewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Blanch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanch
- Blanch is located in Caswell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanch <2>
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Belews Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Pine Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Bonanza Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Crims Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crims Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Cliffwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Greystone Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Kynwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - White Road ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Abington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Applegate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Browns Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Summit
- Browns Summit is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browns Summit <2>
- Rudd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Scalesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- McLeansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansville
- McLeansville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansville <2>
- Gibsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <2>
- Sedalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Spicewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Summerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <2>
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Whitsett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Whitsett is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <2>
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Carr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Lakeview Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- McDade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Miles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Green Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Laws
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Cheeks Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jordan Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
- Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
- Walkers Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Deer Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Arrowhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Pine Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hall
- Pine Hall is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hall <2>
- Sandy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Ridge <2>
- Bailey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Walnut Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Cove <2>
- Fulp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sawra Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Danville
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Sandy Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Henry County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <2>
- Axton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton
- Axton is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axton <2>
- Chatmoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Laurel Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Horse Pasture
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Villa Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
- Fieldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldale
- Fieldale is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fieldale <2>
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Martinsville City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
- Martinsville
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Mount Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Ridgecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Swansonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Kentuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cambridge, see our County-by-County Page for Cambridge.
Newspapers Published in Cambridge ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cambridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cambridge, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cambridge.
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 Cambridge:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caswell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Forsyth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Guilford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orange County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stokes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Danville City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Martinsville City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Pittsylvania County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alamance County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Rockingham County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Rockingham County
Cemeteries Near Cambridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cambridge.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cambridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Burton Memorial MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Memorial MB Church Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Settle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Settle Cemetery
- Greenview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenview Cemetery
- Reidlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reidlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reidlawn Cemetery
- Lawsonville Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawsonville Road Baptist Church Cemetery
- Reid Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Family Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Palmer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
- Wolf Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Island Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ridge MB Church Cemetery
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memory Gardens
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Setliff Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Setliff Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Setliff Family Cemetery
- High Rock MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Rock MB Church Cemetery
- Apple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apple Cemetery
- Setliff Family Cemetery
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 Cambridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cambridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Reidsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
- Lenox Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Monroeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Benaja
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Browns Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Summit
- Browns Summit is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browns Summit <2>
- Cherry Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Ruffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffin
- Ruffin is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruffin <2>
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Allison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Altamahaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Stony Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Pleasantville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cambridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cambridge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cambridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cambridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3349, Longitude: -79.6331 In this case, the coordinates for Cambridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Cambridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |