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 Creek View (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 Creek View. 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 Creek View ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Creek View: Creek Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Creek View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Creek View.
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 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.
Creek View 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 Creek View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Creek View:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Creek View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Stanleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Mallard Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Rural Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Hunter Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Temora Lake Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
- Valley View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
- Bethania Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania Station is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Station
- Seward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Bannertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Wallburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Midway
(18 miles [29 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
- Abotts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Reedy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Welcome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Currytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Jefferson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thomasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sapona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pino
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Colfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- High Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Sherwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Allen Jay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Iredell County
- Houstonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View 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 Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Ellisboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Stoneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Germanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Fulp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Capella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Pinnacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Bailey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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 Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pine Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ararat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Rockford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Copeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Black Water
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Stony Knoll
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- East Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Wyo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Courtney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Footville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Branon
(24 miles [38.6 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 Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Peters Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Nettleridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Critz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Creek View, see our County-by-County Page for Creek View.
Cemeteries Near Creek View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Creek View.
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 Creek View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Creek View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Flint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Montview Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forsyth Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ogburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carmichael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethabara Moravin God's Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshall Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Banner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Browder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Creek View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Creek View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Creek View, with the one closest to Creek View listed first.
- Bethania
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Rural Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pfafftown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alspaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Donnaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Neatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Lewisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Walkertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Creek View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Creek View.
Newspapers Published in Creek View ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Creek View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Creek View, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Creek View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Creek View:
- 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
- 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 Creek View, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Creek View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |