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 Shoals (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 Shoals. 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 Shoals ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Flat Shoals: Flat Shls.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flat Shoals. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Shoals.
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 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 Shoals 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 Shoals. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat Shoals:
- Stokes County (The home county of Flat Shoals)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Quaker Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Capella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Vade Mecum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bailey Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Germanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Wallburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Abotts Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 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 Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Advance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Bannertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Creek View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Stanleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Temora Lake Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- The Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Day Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Day Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Acres
- Belews Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Brinkley Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Stokesdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Guilford College
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Spicewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Ellisboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mayodan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Stoneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wittys Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Matrimony
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- College Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Pilot Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Ararat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Siloam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Sheltontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Pine Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Flat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- East Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Union Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Richmond Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wyo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Yadkinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Cana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Bassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Nettleridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Critz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stuart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ararat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Elamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Meadows of Dan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woolwine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat Shoals, see our County-by-County Page for Flat Shoals.
Cemeteries Near Flat Shoals ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Shoals.
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 Shoals - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat Shoals covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Southern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quaker Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Capella Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tillotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (441 more) ...
- Vaden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bullin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Shoals in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat Shoals.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Shoals, with the one closest to Flat Shoals listed first.
- Quaker Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Neatman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Rural Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Prestonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tobaccoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Francisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat Shoals. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Shoals.
Newspapers Published in Flat Shoals ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Shoals.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Shoals, 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 Shoals.
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 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 Flat Shoals:
- 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
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- 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 Shoals, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |