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 Danbury (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 Danbury. 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 Danbury ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Danbury was referred to as Danbury Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Danbury. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Danbury.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 hospitals and 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.
Danbury is located in Stokes County and is the County Seat.
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 Danbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danbury:
- Stokes County (The home county of Danbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Quaker Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Vade Mecum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Capella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Bailey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Neatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 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 Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Wallburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Gum Tree
(28 miles [45.1 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 Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Bannertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Rural Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belews Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Creek View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Stanleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Brinkley Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Crims Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- 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
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Stokesdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Guilford College
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Browns Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Spicewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mayodan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Stoneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wittys Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wentworth
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pilot Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Ararat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Sheltontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Pine Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- East Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Pike City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Cana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Bassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Irisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Laurel Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Reed Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Nettleridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Critz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stuart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Carters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Meadows of Dan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woolwine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charity
(28 miles [45.1 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 Danbury, see our County-by-County Page for Danbury.
Cemeteries Near Danbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danbury.
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 Danbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Southern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bullin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hard Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vaden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Top Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quaker Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Martin - Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mabe Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Danbury had a population of 167 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Danbury had a population of 183 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danbury, with the one closest to Danbury listed first.
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Quaker Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Dillard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Neatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Prestonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Walnut Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Palmetto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Pine Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Rural Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danbury.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Danbury ...
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 Danbury.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Danbury. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Danbury and those printed in the larger area surrounding Danbury.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Danbury.
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 Danbury:
- 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
- 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 Danbury, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Danbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |