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 Dodgetown (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 Dodgetown. 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.
Dodgetown 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 Dodgetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dodgetown:
- Stokes County (The home county of Dodgetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Amostown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Bailey Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Pine Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Walnut Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- 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
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Brinkley Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Crims Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Bannertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Pine Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Abington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Bonanza Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Stokesdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Browns Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Rudd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Latham Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Mayodan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wittys Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- College Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 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 Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Pilot Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Ararat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Sheltontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Flat Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Pine Hill
(27 miles [43.5 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 Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- East Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Carroll County (VA)
- Pike City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Stanleytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Collinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Irisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Sandy Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Laurel Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Nettleridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Patrick Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Carters Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woolwine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meadows of Dan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dodgetown, see our County-by-County Page for Dodgetown.
Cemeteries Near Dodgetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dodgetown.
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 Dodgetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dodgetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Davis Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prestonville Martin - Joyce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alexander Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ayersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Joyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- The Joyce Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyce Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47833 <2>
- Pine Hall Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Beaver Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gallaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Dodgetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dodgetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dodgetown, with the one closest to Dodgetown listed first.
- Prestonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Dillard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Delta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Beaver Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nettleridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Palmetto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Quaker Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dodgetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dodgetown.
Newspapers Published in Dodgetown ...
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 Dodgetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dodgetown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dodgetown.
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 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 Dodgetown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Dodgetown, 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 from Point A (ie- Dodgetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |