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 Fitch (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 Fitch. 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 hospitals and 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.
Fitch is located in Caswell 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 Caswell County: Alamance, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Danville City (VA), Halifax (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Fitch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fitch:
- Caswell County (The home county of Fitch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Jericho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- West Yanceyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Quick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Prospect Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Leasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Union Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- McCray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Just Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Clover Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Altamahaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Carolina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Glencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Green Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Hopedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hopedale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Rougemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bahama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- The American Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Gibsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitsett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McLeansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Rudd
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Scalesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Carr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Laws
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- McDade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Deer Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Green Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Kindful Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Lakeview Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Walkers Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Arrowhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Larry Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Hurdle Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roseville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Whitt Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Ceffo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Cates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Roxboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Timberlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Lawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reidsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Draper ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- College Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Wentworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Meadow Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Delila
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Sutherlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Alton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Sandy Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Axton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Mount Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Kentuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Ridgecrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Cascade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Laurel Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fitch, see our County-by-County Page for Fitch.
Cemeteries Near Fitch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fitch.
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 Fitch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fitch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Fence Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Church Cemetery
- The Rock Fence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek AME Church Cemetery
- Leath-Kernodle-Hornbuckle Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Underwood - Boswell Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffries Cross Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Enoch Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Apple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Rock MB Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fitch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fitch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Cherry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Yanceyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Hightowers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Union Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Corbett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Allison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Blackwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- McCray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Prospect Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
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- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Hamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamer is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
- Purley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Purley is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fitch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fitch.
Newspapers Published in Fitch ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fitch, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fitch.
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 websites either 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 Fitch:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caswell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Durham County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fitch) 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 Fitch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |