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 Indian Grove (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 Indian Grove. 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 Indian Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Grove: Indian Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Grove.
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.
Indian Grove 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 Indian Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Grove:
- Surry County (The home county of Indian Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Holly Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Mount Airy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Toast
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Ararat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pilot Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Edmonds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roaring Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hooker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- The Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Rural Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Creek View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Hunter Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Seward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Pinnacle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Vade Mecum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Capella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Quaker Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Danbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Neatman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lomax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Ronda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Traphill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- East Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Forbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Nebo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Union Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Boonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Branon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Cana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Lambsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Fancy Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Drenn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pipers Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Hillsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dugspur
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Floyd County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Indian Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Haycock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Low Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows of Dan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woolwine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Grove.
Cemeteries Near Indian Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Grove.
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 Indian Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery is located in Sheltontown.
- The James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- Old Mormon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258802 <2>
- Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cobler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paynetown Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midkiff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Skyline Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Peoples Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Family Cemetery
- The Simmons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simmons Cemetery
- Jessups Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (669 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northwest of Pilot Mountain.
- The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cox - Harrison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438894 <2>
- Westfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Inman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<5>
While we didn't find Indian Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ararat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ash Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Pilot Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Francisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Cana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Dobson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Copeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Pinnacle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Grove.
Newspapers Published in Indian Grove ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Grove.
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 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 Indian Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Forsyth County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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- Indian Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Indian Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |