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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 Flint Hill (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 Flint Hill. 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 Flint Hill ...
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: Flinthill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flint Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flint Hill.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Flint Hill is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Flint Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flint Hill:
- Randolph County (The home county of Flint Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worthville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Central Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Archdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Asheboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Cedar Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Franklinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Redcross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Kimesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Snow Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alamance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alamance is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- The Country
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Country is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Country
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Glenwood Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Mark View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mark View is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
- Random Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Westview Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Terrace is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Terrace
- Country Club Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
- Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Elon College
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Siler City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bennett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Eden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Thomasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Denton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Holly Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Abotts Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Complex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Silver Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Jefferson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Horneytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Yorktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Beeson Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Christy Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
- High Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Kernersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sedge Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
- Sun Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Applegate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Cliffwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Rosemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Timber Trails
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Waughtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Allen Jay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Freeman Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Sherwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Kirkman Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- High Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Climax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Julian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latham Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Southmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Forest Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Abner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Asbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Ophir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Eldorado
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Allreds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Ether
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Jugtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Craven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Trading Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Yadkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- East Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Shannon Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Timbercreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Ellis Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Woodbine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Palmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Badin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flint Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Flint Hill.
Cemeteries Near Flint Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flint Hill.
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 Flint Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flint Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- John Wesley Stand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harshaw Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Randolph Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Andrews Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Balfour Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Biblical Gardens of Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Hopewell Friends Meeting Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Floral Garden Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsontown Methodist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Flint Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flint Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Sophia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Glenola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenola is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenola
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Randleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worthville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Archdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Central Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Level Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
- Millboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Freeman Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fair Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Light
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Light is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Farmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flint Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flint Hill.
Newspapers Published in Flint Hill ...
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 Flint Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flint Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flint Hill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Flint Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Rowan County
- Stanly 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> | 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- Flint Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Flint Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |