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 Grand Oaks (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 Grand Oaks. 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 doctors and 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.
Grand Oaks 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 Grand Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grand Oaks:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Grand Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Meadow Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Spray ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Draper ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- College Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Matrimony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wentworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ruffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Altamahaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Union Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Birchwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Quick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Whitetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Gatewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Yanceyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blanch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Jericho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Belews Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Crims Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Brinkley Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Pine Knolls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Bonanza Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- White Road ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Browns Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stokesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Oak Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McLeansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Amostown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Pine Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Snow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bailey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Walnut Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Fulp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Laprades Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Prilliman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Halifax County (VA)
- Sutherlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Sandy Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Axton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Horse Pasture
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Leatherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Villa Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Patrick Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dodson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stuart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Cascade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Grady
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Ridgecrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Worlds
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Kentuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Weal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Tightsqueeze
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Museville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Spring Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Laurel Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grand Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Grand Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Grand Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grand Oaks.
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 Grand Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grand Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow View UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Starling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dan View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Eden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47279 <3>
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slaydon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Price Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Grand Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grand Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grand Oaks, with the one closest to Grand Oaks listed first.
- Spray ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Cascade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Aiken Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Irisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matrimony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Wentworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Brosville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Axton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grand Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grand Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Grand Oaks ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grand Oaks, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grand Oaks.
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 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 Grand Oaks:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison 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 '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- Grand Oaks) 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 Grand Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |