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 Gentry Store (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 Gentry Store. 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 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.
Gentry Store is located in Person 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 Person County: Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange & Halifax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Gentry Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gentry Store:
- Person County (The home county of Gentry Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Allensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Roxboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Ceffo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Whitt Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Cates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Mount Tirzah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Timberlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moriah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Hurdle Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stagecoach Trail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Semora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Estelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Prospect Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Blanch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yanceyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Yanceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Gatewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Rougemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gorman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- The American Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Wilbourns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Gela
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Stovall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bullock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tar River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Butner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Berryland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Laws
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Caldwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Fieldstream
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Charter Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- North Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Kindful Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Larry Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Schley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Schley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
- Green Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Arrowhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Carr
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Dabney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fluvanna County (VA)
- Scottsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mayo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Virgilina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Delila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- South Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aarons Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Jones
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Westside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Sutherlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Shiny Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Henrico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Jeffress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Orgainville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Finchley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Skipwith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Henrys Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Kentuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Lucks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Ridgecrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Spring Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Gentry Store, see our County-by-County Page for Gentry Store.
Cemeteries Near Gentry Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gentry Store.
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 Gentry Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gentry Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Gentry Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gentry Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gentry Store, with the one closest to Gentry Store listed first.
- Bethel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Woodsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Roxboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Olive Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ceffo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Surl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Surl is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surl
- Mayo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Ai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Virgilina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gentry Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gentry Store.
Newspapers Published in Gentry Store ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gentry Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gentry Store, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gentry Store.
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 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 Gentry Store:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Person County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Vance County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- 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> | 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 Gentry Store, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gentry Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |