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 Jackson Creek (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 Jackson Creek. 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 Jackson Creek ...
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 Jackson Creek: Jackson Crk. (or less commonly used: Jackson Ck. or Jackson Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jackson Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jackson Creek.
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.
Jackson Creek is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Jackson Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson Creek:
- Randolph County (The home county of Jackson Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Mechanic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Asheboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Central Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Randleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Archdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Michfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Cedar Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Millboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Cabarrus County
- Rimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Bennett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Siler City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Silver Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Denton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Complex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Eden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Fair Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Cotton Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Southmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Jefferson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Horneytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Beeson Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Rosemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Waughtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Kernersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sedge Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
- Sun Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Muddy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Christy Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
- High Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Willowbend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- Applegate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Allen Jay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Sherwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Freeman Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- High Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kirkman Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Climax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Julian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Latham Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Forest Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Abner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Eldorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Asbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Allreds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ether
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Biscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Jugtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Robbins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Craven
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Trading Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Gold Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- East Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Woodbine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Corbin Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Palmerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Badin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Albemarle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millingport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Cedar Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Bloomington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson Creek.
Cemeteries Near Jackson Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson Creek.
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 Jackson Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Balfour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Friends Meeting Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- John Wesley Stand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Workman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Randolph Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harshaw Grove MB Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jackson Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jackson Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson Creek, with the one closest to Jackson Creek listed first.
- Farmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Mechanic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Cid
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cid is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
- Denton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Handy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Light
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Healing Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Jackson Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Pinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
- Fair Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Ulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ulah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eleazer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Sophia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson Creek.
Newspapers Published in Jackson Creek ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackson Creek.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Jackson Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Rowan County
- Stanly 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Jackson Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |