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 Frogsboro (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 Frogsboro. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Frogsboro is located in Caswell 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 Caswell County: Alamance, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Danville City (VA), Halifax (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Frogsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frogsboro:
- Caswell County (The home county of Frogsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Leasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Prospect Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Yanceyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Semora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Estelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Blanch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Yanceyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Stagecoach Trail
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- McCray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Mebane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Green Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Lakeview Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Brook Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hollow
- Buena Vista Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Rougemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bahama
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- The American Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gorman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Berea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Wilbourns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Stem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Butner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Hester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Gibsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitsett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Browns Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Laws
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Carr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- McDade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Kindful Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Green Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Berryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Deer Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Larry Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Arrowhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Springcrest Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Hurdle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Whitt Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Ceffo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Cates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Roxboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Timberlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Lawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reidsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Draper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Delila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mayo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Cluster Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Virgilina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- South Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Westside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Nelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Kentuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Laurel Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Ridgecrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Mount Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Henrys Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Spring Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frogsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Frogsboro.
Cemeteries Near Frogsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frogsboro.
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 Frogsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frogsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Frogsboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frogsboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frogsboro, with the one closest to Frogsboro listed first.
- Hightowers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Leasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Bushy Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
- Prospect Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Corbett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Osmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Osmond is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
- Laws
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Hurdle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hamer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
- Yanceyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ceffo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frogsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frogsboro.
Newspapers Published in Frogsboro ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frogsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frogsboro, 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 Frogsboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Frogsboro:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caswell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania 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' (or 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- Frogsboro) 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 Frogsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |