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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 Dan Valley: Dan Vly. (or less commonly used: Dan Vally. or Dan Vlly.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Dan Valley is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Stokes, Henry (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Dan Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dan Valley:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Dan Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Mayodan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ellisboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Matrimony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- College Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wittys Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Altamahaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clover Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Quick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Locust Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Stony Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- West Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Wallburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crims Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Brinkley Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Pine Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- White Road ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Bonanza Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Dennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Kynwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Abington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Greystone Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Smokerise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Stokesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rudd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Guilford College
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Pine Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amostown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Bailey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Fulp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Danbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lawsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Campbell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Pilot Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Franklin County (VA)
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Sandy Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Irisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Chatmoss
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Fieldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Villa Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Axton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bassett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Nettleridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Dodson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Cascade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dan Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Dan Valley.
Cemeteries Near Dan Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dan Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dan Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Llewellyn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Madison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mayodan Municipal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gallaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gallaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joyce Ford Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stoneville Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Beaver Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Straightway House of Prayer 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>
While we didn't find Dan Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dan Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dan Valley, with the one closest to Dan Valley listed first.
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Ellisboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pine Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Dillard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Prestonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Stokesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dan Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dan Valley.
Newspapers Published in Dan Valley ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dan Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dan Valley, 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 Dan Valley.
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 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania 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 Dan Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Dan Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |