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 Fitzgerald (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 Fitzgerald. 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 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.
Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fitzgerald:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Fitzgerald)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Draper ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Spray ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- College Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ruffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Matrimony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Altamahaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clover Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Union Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Birchwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Green Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- McCray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Glen Raven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
- Sherwood Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Glencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Quick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Gatewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- West Yanceyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Stony Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Belews Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Browns Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Rudd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stokesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- McLeansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Gibsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Amostown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Bailey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Snow Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Walnut Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Sydnorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Sutherlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Delila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Sandy Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chatmoss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Horse Pasture
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Villa Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Reed Creek Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Stella
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Patrick Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Swansonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Grady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Ridgecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Worlds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Kentuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Tightsqueeze
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Weal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Chatham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Museville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Spring Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Laurel Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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 Fitzgerald, see our County-by-County Page for Fitzgerald.
Cemeteries Near Fitzgerald ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fitzgerald.
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 Fitzgerald - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fitzgerald covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Dan View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slaydon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Starling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow View UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Overlook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Eden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47279 <3>
- Ridge View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hermon 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fitzgerald in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fitzgerald.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Spray ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Aiken Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Brosville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Irisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Ruffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vandola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
- Bachelors Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fitzgerald. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fitzgerald.
Newspapers Published in Fitzgerald ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitzgerald.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fitzgerald, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fitzgerald.
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 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 Fitzgerald:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick 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 '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- Fitzgerald) 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 Fitzgerald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |