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 Dan River Shores (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 Dan River Shores. 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 Dan River Shores ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dan River Shores: Dan Riv. Shrs.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Dan River Shores 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 Dan River Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dan River Shores:
- Stokes County (The home county of Dan River Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Vade Mecum
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Danbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Quaker Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Capella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Aarons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Wallburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Davie County
- Bermuda Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bannertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Rural Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tobaccoville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Creek View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Stanleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Heritage Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Stonewood Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Donnaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Stokesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Sandy Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mayodan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Stoneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wittys Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- College Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Pilot Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ararat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Sheltontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Flat Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Airy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- East Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Forbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Yadkinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Pike City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Cana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Nester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Fancy Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Floyd County (VA)
- Haycock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Chatmoss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Reed Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Peters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Nettleridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stuart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Critz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ararat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Charity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dan River Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Dan River Shores.
Cemeteries Near Dan River Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dan River Shores.
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 Dan River Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dan River Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Flat Top Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bullin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hard Bank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vaden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rierson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mabe Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (517 more) ...
- Keaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lankford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Dan River Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dan River Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dan River Shores, with the one closest to Dan River Shores listed first.
- Danbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Francisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Neatman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Palmetto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dillard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Prestonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dan River Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dan River Shores.
Newspapers Published in Dan River Shores ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dan River Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dan River Shores, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dan River Shores.
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 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 Dan River Shores:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- 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 Dan River Shores, 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' (or 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- Dan River Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |