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 Gold Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gold Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Gold Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Goldhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gold Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gold Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Gold Hill is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Stokes, Henry (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Gold Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gold Hill:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Gold Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Ellisboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wittys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Mayodan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wentworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- College Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Reidsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Matrimony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Altamahaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clover Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Elon College
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
- Westbrook Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Westbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Westview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Birchwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Country Club Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Glen Raven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Quick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Locust Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Stony Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- West Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Whitetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Wallburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crims Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Pine Knolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Bonanza Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Brinkley Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Kynwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- White Road ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Abington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Greystone Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Smokerise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Applegate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Stokesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Guilford College
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Spicewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sandy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Archdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Pine Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fulp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Amostown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Germanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Neatman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pilot Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Horse Pasture
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Irisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Chatmoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Fieldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Villa Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Axton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stanleytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Nettleridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stella
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Cascade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gold Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Gold Hill.
Cemeteries Near Gold Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gold Hill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Gold Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gold Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Palestine UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Covenant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Ellisboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989052 <3>
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Gallaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayodan Municipal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Straightway House of Prayer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Gold Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gold Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
- Ellisboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stokesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pine Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scalesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dillard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Monroeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Wentworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gold Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gold Hill.
Newspapers Published in Gold Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gold Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gold Hill.
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 Gold Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick 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> | 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- Gold Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Gold Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |