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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Guerrant Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Guerrant Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Guerrant Springs, please Contact Us.
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 Guerrant Springs (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 Guerrant Springs. 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 Guerrant Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Guerrant Springs: Guerrant Spgs. (or less commonly used: Guerrant Spngs. or Guerrant Sprngs.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Guerrant Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Guerrant Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guerrant Springs:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Guerrant Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Ruffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Draper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- College Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Wentworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Reidsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Altamahaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Clover Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Ossipee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Union Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Birchwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Green Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- McCray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- British Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Sherwood Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Glencoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Carolina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Quick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Whitetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Yanceyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Gatewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Yanceyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blanch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jericho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Stony Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Browns Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Rudd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Gibsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McLeansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Spicewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Stokesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Whitsett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Carr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- McDade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ceffo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Amostown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Pine Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County (VA)
- Laprades Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Sutherlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Delila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Sandy Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Horse Pasture
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Villa Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Reed Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Ridgecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Swansonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Kentuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Grady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Tightsqueeze
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Weal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Laurel Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Worlds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Transco Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guerrant Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Guerrant Springs.
Cemeteries Near Guerrant Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guerrant Springs.
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 Guerrant Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guerrant Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Ruffin - Stacey Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayfield MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slaydon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mullins - Stacy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dan View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Guerrant Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Guerrant Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guerrant Springs, with the one closest to Guerrant Springs listed first.
- Ruffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Blackwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Allison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Vandola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
- Wentworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Bachelors Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Brosville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guerrant Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guerrant Springs.
Newspapers Published in Guerrant Springs ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guerrant Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guerrant Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guerrant Springs.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Guerrant Springs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person 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> | 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 Guerrant Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Guerrant Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |