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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 Hunter Meadows (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 Hunter Meadows. 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 Hunter Meadows ...
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 Hunter Meadows: Hunter Mdws.
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 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.
Hunter Meadows 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 Hunter Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hunter Meadows:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Hunter Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Seward
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
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- Bethania
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Mallard Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Oak Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Creek View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Pfafftown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mill Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Brook is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Dozier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Bethania Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethania Station is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Station
- Hunters Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Gum Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Wallburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Reedy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Abotts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Welcome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Currytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Jefferson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sapona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Colfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stokesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Scalesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Allen Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Houstonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Ellisboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Rowan County
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Germanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Neatman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Pinnacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Fulp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Bailey Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Vade Mecum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pilot Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Rockford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Ararat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Westfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Black Water
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Wilkes County
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Richmond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Courtney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Branon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Peters Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Ararat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Nettleridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hunter Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Hunter Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Hunter Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunter Meadows.
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 Hunter Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hunter Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Forsyth Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethabara Moravin God's Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montview Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ogburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stultz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carmichael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshall Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Beck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Hunter Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hunter Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hunter Meadows, with the one closest to Hunter Meadows listed first.
- Bethania
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Pfafftown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Rural Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Donnaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alspaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Pinnacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hunter Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hunter Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Hunter Meadows ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunter Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hunter Meadows, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hunter Meadows.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hunter Meadows:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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 Hunter Meadows, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunter Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |