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 Heritage Village (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 Heritage Village. 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 Heritage Village ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Heritage Village: Heritage Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Heritage Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Heritage Village.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Heritage Village is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Heritage Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heritage Village:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Heritage Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- The Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Donnaha
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dozier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Hunter Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Creek View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Dorchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Hunters Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- River Ridge Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Bethania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Gum Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Wallburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Midway
(23 miles [37 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
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Abotts Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Welcome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sapona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Tyro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calahaln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- High Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Houstonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Ellisboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Mayodan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Pinnacle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Capella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Neatman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Germanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Fulp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Bailey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pilot Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Ararat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Black Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Stony Knoll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Ronda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Wyo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Yadkinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Courtney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Branon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Footville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Cana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Ararat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heritage Village, see our County-by-County Page for Heritage Village.
Cemeteries Near Heritage Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heritage Village.
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 Heritage Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heritage Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Friends Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Ridge AME Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Heritage Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heritage Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heritage Village, with the one closest to Heritage Village listed first.
- Donnaha
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pinnacle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Pfafftown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Pilot Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 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 Heritage Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heritage Village.
Newspapers Published in Heritage Village ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heritage Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heritage Village, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heritage Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Heritage Village:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Heritage Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heritage Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |