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 Forest Hills Estates (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 Forest Hills Estates. 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 Forest Hills Estates ...
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 Forest Hills Estates: Forest Hills Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Hills Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Hills Estates.
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 and doctors 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.
Forest Hills Estates is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Hills Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Hills Estates:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Forest Hills Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Clemmons
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Muddy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Cutters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Grapewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Robin Hood Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Ardmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Gum Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Welcome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Wallburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Sapona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Jefferson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Calahaln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Cooleemee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- High Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sherwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Jay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Freeman Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Kirkman Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Houstonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Turnersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Olin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Union Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Trinity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Archdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Needmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Woodleaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Shannon Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Yadkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Meadowbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Germanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinnacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Fulp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Neatman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Capella
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Walnut Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Vade Mecum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pine Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Pilot Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Ararat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Water
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Wyo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- East Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Yadkinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Footville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Branon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Hills Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Hills Estates.
Cemeteries Near Forest Hills Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Hills Estates.
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 Forest Hills Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Hills Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Westlawn Gardens of Memory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Advance.
- The Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259100 <2>
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington Cemeteries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Forsyth Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forbush Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Forest Hills Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Hills Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills Estates, with the one closest to Forest Hills Estates listed first.
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Cornatzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornatzer is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornatzer
- Reedy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Pfafftown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wyo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cana is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Pino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Hills Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hills Estates.
Newspapers Published in Forest Hills Estates ...
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 Forest Hills Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Hills Estates, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Hills Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Forest Hills Estates:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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 Forest Hills Estates, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Hills Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |