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 Cherry Grove (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 Cherry Grove. 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 Cherry Grove ...
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.
Another variation: Cherrygrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Cherry Grove: Cherry Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cherry Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherry Grove.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cherry Grove is located in Caswell 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 Caswell County: Alamance, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Danville City (VA), Halifax (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Cherry Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherry Grove:
- Caswell County (The home county of Cherry Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Stony Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Jericho
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Quick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- West Yanceyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Prospect Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Union Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Altamahaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Clover Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Ossipee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- McCray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Birchwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Glencoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Green Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Carolina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Hunting Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Durham County
- Rougemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Gibsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitsett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McLeansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Sedalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Scalesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Spicewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Carr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Lakeview Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McDade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Laws
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Cheeks Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Deer Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Green Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Jordan Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Miles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Walkers Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Arrowhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Hurdle Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Allens Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Hicks Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Whitt Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Ceffo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Cates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Roxboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Timberlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Wentworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- College Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Draper ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Wittys Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Spray ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Delila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Sutherlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Sandy Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Cascade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Kentuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Ridgecrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Laurel Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherry Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Cherry Grove.
Cemeteries Near Cherry Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherry Grove.
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 Cherry Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherry Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Leath-Kernodle-Hornbuckle Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Fence Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Church Cemetery
- The Rock Fence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek AME Church Cemetery
- Apple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood - Boswell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Rock MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Jeffries Cross Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enoch Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins - Stacy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cherry Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Stony Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Lenox Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Union Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Allison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Altamahaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Blackwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Yanceyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Ruffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Benaja
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Corbett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Hightowers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherry Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherry Grove.
Newspapers Published in Cherry Grove ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherry Grove, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherry Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cherry Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caswell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Durham County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Pittsylvania 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cherry Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Cherry Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |