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 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 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.
Flint Hill is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
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:
- Yadkin 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.
- East Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Wyo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Yadkinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Courtney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Boonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Footville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Gum Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Reedy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Wallburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Welcome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Abotts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Tyro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Sapona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Jefferson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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.
- Pino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Advance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calahaln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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.
- River Ridge Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Dozier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Hunters Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Donnaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Grapewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Robin Hood Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Cinnamon Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stokesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- High Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Houstonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Cool Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Turnersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Rockingham County
- Ellisboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Woodleaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Pinnacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Capella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Germanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Fulp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Vade Mecum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Walnut Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Danbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pine Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Pilot Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Copeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Black Water
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Lomax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Carroll County (VA)
- Cana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Ararat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
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.
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patterson Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forbush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<2>
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.
- East Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Donnaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Forbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pfafftown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Bethania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Tobaccoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Wyo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
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 22 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 14 miles [22.5 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 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 Flint Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Carroll 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flint Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |