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 Halls Ferry (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 Halls Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Halls Ferry is located in Surry 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 Surry County: Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes, Wilkes, Yadkin, Carroll (VA), Grayson (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Halls Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halls Ferry:
- Surry County (The home county of Halls Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Siloam
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Ararat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Black Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dobson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edmonds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Hooker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Gum Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Reedy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Wallburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Currytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Pino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calahaln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ephesus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Heritage Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Donnaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- The Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Dozier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tobaccoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Oak Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- River Ridge Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Seward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Sherwood Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Cinnamon Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Houstonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Turnersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Pinnacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Neatman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Vade Mecum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Germanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Fulp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Aarons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Lomax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Traphill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Hays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Forbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- East Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Branon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Courtney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Cana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Nester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Pipers Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Ararat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halls Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Halls Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Halls Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halls Ferry.
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 Halls Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halls Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Siloam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fulk & Shore Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shoals Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hogans Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bold Springs Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Ridge AME Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Halls Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halls Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Siloam
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Richmond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Poindexter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Forbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- East Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Pinnacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Donnaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Pilot Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ararat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halls Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Halls Ferry ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halls Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halls Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Halls Ferry:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Grayson County
- Patrick 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 Halls Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |