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 Hillsdale (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 Hillsdale. 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 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.
Hillsdale is located in Guilford 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 Guilford County: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham & Stokes.
Below are the counties that are near Hillsdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillsdale:
- Guilford County (The home county of Hillsdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Scalesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spicewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Rudd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Browns Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Guilford College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stokesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Altamahaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Westbrook Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Elon College
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
- Westbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westbrook is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Westview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Glenwood Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Random Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Country Club Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
- Deerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Mark View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mark View is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Stony Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Quick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Locust Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- West Yanceyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Wallburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Gum Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Thomasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Eden ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Welcome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Belews Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Pine Knolls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Applegate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Bonanza Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Cliffwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Crims Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Emorywood Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
- Greystone Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kimberly Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Acres
- Kynwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Stonewood Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Archdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Redcross
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Randleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sophia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Melanchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Worthville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Millboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Wittys Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Ellisboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Reidsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayodan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- College Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Pine Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Germanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Neatman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Amostown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Danbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Horse Pasture
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Cascade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillsdale, see our County-by-County Page for Hillsdale.
Cemeteries Near Hillsdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillsdale.
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 Hillsdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillsdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Phibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bethel Covenant Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Garden Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holts Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hillsdale had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
- Scalesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Browns Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Monroeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Stokesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Greensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benaja
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ellisboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- McLeansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillsdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillsdale.
Newspapers Published in Hillsdale ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillsdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillsdale, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillsdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hillsdale:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Guilford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Henry 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> | 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 Hillsdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hillsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |