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 Clemmons (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 Clemmons. 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 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.
Clemmons 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 Clemmons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clemmons:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Clemmons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Cutters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Robin Hood Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Cinnamon Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Grapewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Vienna Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Ardmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Fox Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Mount Tabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Gum Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Currytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Welcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Sapona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Jefferson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Abotts Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Calahaln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Cooleemee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sherwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Allen Jay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Guilford College
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Kirkman Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Houstonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Olin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Archdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockingham County
- Ellisboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Needmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Ellis Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Shannon Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Yadkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Woodleaf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- East Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Germanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Neatman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Pinnacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fulp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capella
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Bailey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pilot Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Copeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Ararat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Black Water
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Wilkes County
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Wyo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- East Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Yadkinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Footville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Branon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Hamptonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clemmons, see our County-by-County Page for Clemmons.
Cemeteries Near Clemmons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clemmons.
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 Clemmons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clemmons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Westlawn Gardens of Memory
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Advance.
- The Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259100 <2>
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parkland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Cemeteries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Ridge UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Happy Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- God's Acre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for God's Acre
- To give a relative sense of its location, the God's Acre is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- The God's Acre has also been known as:
- Salem Moravian Cemetery
- Salem Moravian God's Acre
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224695 <2>
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48680 <2>
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 Clemmons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clemmons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clemmons, with the one closest to Clemmons listed first.
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Reedy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Pfafftown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Cornatzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornatzer is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornatzer
- Wyo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Alspaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clemmons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clemmons.
Newspapers Published in Clemmons ...
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 Clemmons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clemmons, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clemmons.
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 either 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 Clemmons:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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 Clemmons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clemmons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |