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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 Ellisboro (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 Ellisboro. 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.

Ellisboro is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Stokes, Henry (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Ellisboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellisboro:

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Ellisboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisboro, with the one closest to Ellisboro listed first.
    • Gold Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Madison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mayodan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Stoneville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Providence is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Wentworth
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Norwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Norwood is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Matrimony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • College Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • College Village is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • Belmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Reidsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisboro, with the one closest to Ellisboro listed first.
    • Altamahaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
    • Ossipee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Westbrook Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
    • Clover Garden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
    • Elon College
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elon is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
    • Glenwood Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
    • Westbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westbrook is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westview is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
  • Caswell County
  • Davidson County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisboro, with the one closest to Ellisboro listed first.
    • Belews Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonewood Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
    • Crims Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brinkley Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
    • Pine Knolls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
    • Bonanza Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
    • White Road ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Road is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
    • Abington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Abington is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Greystone Forest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
    • Kynwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
    • Smokerise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
    • Benefit ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
    • Dennis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Guilford County
  • Randolph County
  • Stokes County
  • Surry County
  • Yadkin County
  • Henry County (VA)
  • Martinsville City (VA)
  • Patrick County (VA)
  • Pittsylvania County (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellisboro, see our County-by-County Page for Ellisboro.

Cemeteries Near Ellisboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellisboro.

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 Ellisboro - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellisboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellisboro, with the one closest to Ellisboro listed first.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ellisboro had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellisboro, with the one closest to Ellisboro listed first.

  • Madison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stokesdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Belews Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Beaver Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
  • Dillard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dillard is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Walnut Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Scalesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Prestonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prestonville is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • White Road ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Road is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
    • Oak Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellisboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellisboro.

Newspapers Published in Ellisboro ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellisboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellisboro, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellisboro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ellisboro:

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>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- Ellisboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ellisboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.