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 Center (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 Center. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Center is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center:
- Yadkin County (The home county of Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Branon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Yadkinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Rena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Footville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Marler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Courtney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Cycle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Vashti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hiddenite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Gum Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Tyro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Welcome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Pino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Bermuda Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mocksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Cinnamon Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Grapewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Donnaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Eaglewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Dozier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Hunters Trace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Robin Hood Trace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Houstonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Olin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Turnersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Love Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Statesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Woodleaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Pinnacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Neatman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Germanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Elkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Elkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Copeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- State Road
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Lomax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Traphill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Hays
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Cana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center, see our County-by-County Page for Center.
Cemeteries Near Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center.
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 Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Old Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brandons Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchells Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- United Fellowship Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Longtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Deep Creek Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swaims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Yadkinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Longtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Hamptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Marler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Footville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Forbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Crutchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Swan Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Eagle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Poindexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center.
Newspapers Published in Center ...
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 Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Center:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Carroll County
- Grayson 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 Center, 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- Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |