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 (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. 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.
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.
Forest Hills is located in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Hills:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Forest Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- North Wilkesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilkesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairplains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Cricket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Moravian Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Millers Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Vashti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hiddenite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Liledoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Fairview Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Isenhour Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Little River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Millersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Stony Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roaring Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scottville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hooker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Amelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Topia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ennice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edmonds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Obids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Glendale Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Transou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Yates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Wagoner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Fleetwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Brownwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Todd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crumpler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burke County
- Rhodhiss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Kings Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Draco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Cedar Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Concord ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lenoir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Northlakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Granite Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Catfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Oxford Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Sunrise Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- North Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Saint Stephens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Claremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Viewmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Conover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Davie County
- Calahaln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Love Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Union Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Olin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Scotts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Houstonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Statesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cool Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Elkin Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- State Road
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thurmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mulberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Devotion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Zephyr
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rockford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Dobson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Stony Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Laxon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Bamboo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Moretz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Boone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Swan Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Cycle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Windsors Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Rena
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Hamptonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Branon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Boonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Footville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Yadkinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Hills.
Cemeteries Near Forest Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Hills.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilkesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48172 <2>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jolly Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Burke Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Forest Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Wilkesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairplains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Cricket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Adley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Moravian Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Dellaplane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Millers Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilreath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath
- Boomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Purlear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hills.
Newspapers Published in Forest Hills ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Hills, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Hills.
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 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:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Davie County
- Iredell County
- Surry County
- Watauga 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Forest Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |