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 Dozier (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 Dozier. 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 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.
Dozier 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 Dozier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dozier:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Dozier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Oak Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Hunter Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Seward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Donnaha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Hunters Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- River Ridge Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Sherwood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Bethania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- The Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Pfafftown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Gum Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Wallburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Currytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Welcome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Jefferson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sapona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Tyro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- High Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Guilford College
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Allen Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Houstonville
(23 miles [37 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Cool Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Randolph County
- Archdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Ellisboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Woodleaf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Pinnacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Germanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Capella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Quaker Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Fulp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Vade Mecum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Walnut Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pilot Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Stony Knoll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Black Water
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 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 Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- East Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Richmond Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Wyo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Yadkinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Courtney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Footville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Branon
(19 miles [30.6 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 Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(28 miles [45.1 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 Dozier, see our County-by-County Page for Dozier.
Cemeteries Near Dozier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dozier.
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 Dozier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dozier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forsyth Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethabara Moravin God's Acre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baltimore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Dozier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dozier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dozier, with the one closest to Dozier listed first.
- Donnaha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Pfafftown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Rural Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alspaugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Forbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Pinnacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dozier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dozier.
Newspapers Published in Dozier ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dozier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dozier, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dozier.
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 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 Dozier:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes 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> | 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 Dozier, 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' (or 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- Dozier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |