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 Enon (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 Enon. 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.
Enon is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Enon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enon:
- Yadkin County (The home county of Enon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- East Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Courtney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Footville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Branon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- 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
- Midway
(18 miles [29 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
- Wallburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Welcome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Tyro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Abotts Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Sapona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Jefferson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calahaln
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- River Ridge Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Cinnamon Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Grapewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Robin Hood Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Hunters Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Eaglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Robinhood Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Cutters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- Colfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stokesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- High Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- Houstonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Olin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Cool Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Love Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County
- Ellisboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- Needmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Woodleaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Shannon Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Mocksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Yadkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Barber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- Pinnacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Germanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Flat Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Capella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Fulp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Vade Mecum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Walnut Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pine Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Stony Knoll
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Pilot Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Copeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Ararat
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Black Water
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Roaring River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enon, see our County-by-County Page for Enon.
Cemeteries Near Enon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enon.
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 Enon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- Enon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forbush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shacktown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turners Creek 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 Enon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- East Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pfafftown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Donnaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Bethania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Forbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Tobaccoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Poindexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Pino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enon.
Newspapers Published in Enon ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enon, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Enon:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes 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 Enon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Enon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |