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 Crutchfield (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 Crutchfield. 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 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.
Crutchfield is located in Surry 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 Surry County: Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes, Wilkes, Yadkin, Carroll (VA), Grayson (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Crutchfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crutchfield:
- Surry County (The home county of Crutchfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stony Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Elkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Dobson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- State Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zephyr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Vashti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Hooker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Pino
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Bermuda Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mocksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Donnaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dozier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- The Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Grapewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- River Ridge Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Oak Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Cinnamon Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Hunters Trace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Robin Hood Trace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Houstonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Union Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Olin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Love Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Cool Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Rowan County
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Pinnacle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Neatman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Vade Mecum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Germanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Aarons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ronda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clingman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Lomax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
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- Traphill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Hays
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Boonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Rena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Forbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Branon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Yadkinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Lambsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pipers Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Fancy Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Low Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Ararat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Crutchfield, see our County-by-County Page for Crutchfield.
Cemeteries Near Crutchfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crutchfield.
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 Crutchfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crutchfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Open Door Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Crutchfield had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crutchfield, with the one closest to Crutchfield listed first.
- Boonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Elkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Poindexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Elkin Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Longtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dobson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- State Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crutchfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crutchfield.
Newspapers Published in Crutchfield ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crutchfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crutchfield, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crutchfield.
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 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 Crutchfield:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson 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> | 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 Crutchfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Crutchfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |