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 Donnaha (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 Donnaha. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Donnaha 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 Donnaha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donnaha:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Donnaha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Heritage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Dozier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Hunters Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- River Ridge Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Seward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Hunter Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Mill Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Gum Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Wallburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Currytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Abotts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Welcome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sapona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calahaln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- High Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Houstonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Ellisboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Mayodan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowan County
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Pinnacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Germanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Capella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Neatman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Vade Mecum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Fulp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Danbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pilot Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Ararat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Stony Knoll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Black Water
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Ronda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Wyo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Yadkinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Branon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Cana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Peters Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Ararat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Nettleridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stuart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donnaha, see our County-by-County Page for Donnaha.
Cemeteries Near Donnaha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donnaha.
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 Donnaha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donnaha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friends Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shoals Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Donnaha had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Donnaha, with the one closest to Donnaha listed first.
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Pfafftown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Pinnacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rural Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Richmond Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donnaha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donnaha.
Newspapers Published in Donnaha ...
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 Donnaha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donnaha, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Donnaha.
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 Donnaha:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Donnaha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Donnaha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |