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 Homestead (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 Homestead. 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.
Homestead 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 Homestead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homestead:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Homestead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- College Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Matrimony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Meadow Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Wentworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Draper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Mayodan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Altamahaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Birchwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Green Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Sherwood Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- 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
- Westbrook Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Country Club Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
- Elon College
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Quick
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Locust Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Whitetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Gatewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- West Yanceyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stony Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Yanceyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 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 Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crims Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Pine Knolls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Brinkley Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- White Road ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Bonanza Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Greystone Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kynwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Abington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Scalesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Browns Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stokesdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Oak Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Guilford College
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- McLeansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Amostown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Pine Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Bailey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Fulp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Prilliman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Chatmoss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- 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
- Axton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Villa Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fieldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Dodson
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Ridgecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Worlds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homestead, see our County-by-County Page for Homestead.
Cemeteries Near Homestead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homestead.
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 Homestead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homestead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridge View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Price Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wentworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Gallaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Homestead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Homestead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Matrimony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Wentworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Reidsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Aiken Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Irisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Ellisboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homestead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homestead.
Newspapers Published in Homestead ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homestead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homestead, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homestead.
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 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 Homestead:
- 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
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homestead) 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 Homestead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |