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 Flat Rock (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 Flat Rock. 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.
Name Variations for Flat Rock ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Flatrock.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flat Rock. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Rock.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Flat Rock is located in Stokes 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 Stokes County: Forsyth, Rockingham, Surry, Henry (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Flat Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat Rock:
- Stokes County (The home county of Flat Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Capella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Pinnacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Quaker Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Neatman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Aarons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Germanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Gum Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Wallburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pino
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- King
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Donnaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rural Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Bannertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Dozier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Hunter Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Oak Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Seward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Stokesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Ellisboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mayodan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Stoneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Pilot Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mount Herman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Sheltontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Black Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Wilkes County
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- East Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Forbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Yadkinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Branon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Cana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Gladesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Lambsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Fancy Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pipers Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Carters Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows of Dan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Flat Rock.
Cemeteries Near Flat Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Rock.
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 Flat Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Joyce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brims Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Venable Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Joyce Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Joyce Family Cemetery
- The Lee Joyce Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyce Cemetery
- Joyce Family Cemetery
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Flat Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Pinnacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Neatman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ash Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Donnaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Rock.
Newspapers Published in Flat Rock ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Rock, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Flat Rock:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Grayson County
- Henry 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Flat Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Flat Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |