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 Day Acres (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 Day Acres. 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.
Day Acres is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Day Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Day Acres:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Day Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Creekwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Creekwood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Acres
- Old Hollow Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Hollow Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hollow Estates
- Chalk Level ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Walkertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ogburn Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ogburn Station is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn Station
- Dennis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Temora Lake Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- Alspaugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Montview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montview
- Bon Air
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Air is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Bethania Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethania Station is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Station
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Wallburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Abotts Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Welcome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Currytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Thomasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Jefferson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Eden ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Summerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Guilford College
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- High Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Sherwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Allen Jay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Archdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Ellisboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Mayodan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Matrimony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Germanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fulp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Bailey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Quaker Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Pine Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Capella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Danbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Pinnacle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pine Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Rockford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Copeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Black Water
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- East Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Richmond Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Courtney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Yadkinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Footville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Branon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Nettleridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Day Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Day Acres.
Cemeteries Near Day Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Day Acres.
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 Day Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Day Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marshall Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mecum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Banner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmichael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Day Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Day Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Day Acres, with the one closest to Day Acres listed first.
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Walkertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alspaugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Dennis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- White Road ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Rural Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bethania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Pfafftown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kernersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Walnut Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Neatman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Tobaccoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Day Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Day Acres.
Newspapers Published in Day Acres ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Day Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Day Acres, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Day Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Day Acres:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin 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> | 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 Day Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Day Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |