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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chisman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chisman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chisman, please Contact Us.
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 Chisman (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 Chisman. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Chisman is historic, it would have been located within present day Stokes 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 Stokes County: Forsyth, Rockingham, Surry, Henry (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Chisman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chisman:
- Stokes County (The home county of Chisman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Pine Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fulp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Germanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Neatman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Sandy Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Caswell County
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Wallburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Thomasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Welcome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Davie County
- Bermuda Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Belews Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Crims Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Brinkley Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Pine Knolls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- White Road ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Abington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Bonanza Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Greystone Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kynwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Smokerise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Walkertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Guilford College
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Spicewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Browns Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Rudd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Latham Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Ellisboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Stoneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- College Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pilot Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Mount Herman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Siloam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pine Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Sheltontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- East Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Richmond Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sandy Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Fieldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Chatmoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Irisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Collinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Bassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stanleytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Axton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Nettleridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Cascade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chisman, see our County-by-County Page for Chisman.
Cemeteries Near Chisman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chisman.
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 Chisman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chisman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hall Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Ellisboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989052 <3>
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- First Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fulp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gallaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Chisman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chisman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chisman, with the one closest to Chisman listed first.
- Pine Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belews Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Ellisboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Dillard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- White Road ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Prestonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Walkertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 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 Chisman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chisman.
Newspapers Published in Chisman ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chisman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chisman, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chisman.
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 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 Chisman:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chisman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chisman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |