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 Chestnut Trails (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 Chestnut Trails. 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.
Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Trails. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Trails:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Chestnut Trails)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Bannertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Temora Lake Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- Rural Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Stanleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Day Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Day Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Acres
- Creek View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Creekwood Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Creekwood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Acres
- Old Hollow Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hollow Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hollow Estates
- Bethania Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethania Station is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Station
- Mallard Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Wallburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Abotts Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Reedy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Welcome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Currytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Thomasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Jefferson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Stokesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scalesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Guilford College
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- High Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Sherwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Archdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Ellisboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Stoneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Germanton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fulp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Neatman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Bailey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Quaker Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Capella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Danbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinnacle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Pine Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Rockford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Black Water
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- East Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Richmond Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Wyo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Courtney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Branon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Nettleridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Critz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stuart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Trails, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Trails.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Trails ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Trails.
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 Chestnut Trails - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Trails covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carmichael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Montview Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ogburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Browder Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Browder Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Browder Family Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46951 <2>
- Marshall Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowman Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Chestnut Trails in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Trails.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Trails, with the one closest to Chestnut Trails listed first.
- Rural Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Neatman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Bethania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Alspaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Tobaccoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pfafftown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- White Road ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Belews Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Trails. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Trails.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Trails ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Trails.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Trails, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Trails.
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 helpful 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 Chestnut Trails:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- 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 Chestnut Trails, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chestnut Trails) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |