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 Cedar 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 Cedar 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.
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 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.
Cedar 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 Cedar Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Hill:
- Surry County (The home county of Cedar Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Pilot Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ararat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Pine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Black Water
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Sheltontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Stony Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edmonds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Pino
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Advance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Heritage Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Donnaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Hunter Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Hunters Trace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- River Ridge Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Rural Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Bethania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Houstonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- Ellisboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Pinnacle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Capella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Vade Mecum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Quaker Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Neatman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Danbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Lawsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Germanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Traphill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- East Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Branon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Cana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Drenn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Pike City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pipers Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Hillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows of Dan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Critz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Hill.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar 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 Cedar Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Pinnacle View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitakers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pilot View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Denny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hogans Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bold Springs Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (581 more) ...
- Fulk & Shore Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Cedar Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Ash Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Pilot Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ararat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pinnacle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Richmond Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Poindexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Hill.
Newspapers Published in Cedar 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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cedar Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson 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> | 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 Cedar Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Cedar Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |