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 Dalton (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 Dalton. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Dalton is located in 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 Dalton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dalton:
- Stokes County (The home county of Dalton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Pinnacle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Capella
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Neatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Germanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Fulp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Gum Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Wallburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Reedy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Abotts Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Currytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Welcome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Calahaln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Donnaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rural Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Hunter Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Creek View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Bethania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Bannertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Stokesdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iredell County
- Houstonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Ellisboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mayodan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Stoneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pilot Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ararat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Black Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Copeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yadkinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Branon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Footville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Cana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Nester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Pike City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Drenn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Critz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Meadows of Dan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dalton, see our County-by-County Page for Dalton.
Cemeteries Near Dalton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dalton.
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 Dalton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dalton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tillotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Continue List (480 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Capella Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dalton had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dalton, with the one closest to Dalton listed first.
- Pinnacle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Donnaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Bethania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Poindexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dalton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dalton.
Newspapers Published in Dalton ...
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 Dalton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dalton, 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 Dalton.
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 Dalton:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll 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 Dalton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dalton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |