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 Cliffwood (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 Cliffwood. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cliffwood 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 Cliffwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cliffwood:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Cliffwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Applegate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Emorywood Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Kimberly Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kimberly Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Acres
- Christy Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
- Bonanza Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Greystone Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Smokerise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Kernersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talleys Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Talleys Crossing is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleys Crossing
- Timber Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Glenwood Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Westbrook Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Westbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westbrook is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Wallburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Thomasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Welcome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eden ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Reedy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Holly Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Colfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- High Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Scalesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Sherwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Latham Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Archdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Randleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redcross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Worthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Millboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Central Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Ellisboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Wittys Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mayodan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stoneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wentworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- College Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Fulp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Pine Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Germanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Neatman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Quaker Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Capella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Danbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vade Mecum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- East Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- 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
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Patrick County (VA)
- Nettleridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cliffwood, see our County-by-County Page for Cliffwood.
Cemeteries Near Cliffwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cliffwood.
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 Cliffwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cliffwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Eastlawn Gardens of Memory
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Gur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mecum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Happy Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- The Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abbotts Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186163 <2>
- Abbotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deep River Friends Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Cliffwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cliffwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cliffwood, with the one closest to Cliffwood listed first.
- Kernersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Road ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Colfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belews Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Guilford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alspaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Cliffwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cliffwood.
Newspapers Published in Cliffwood ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cliffwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cliffwood, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cliffwood.
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 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 Cliffwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- 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> | 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- Cliffwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cliffwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |