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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jimes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jimes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jimes, please Contact Us.
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 Jimes (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 Jimes. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Jimes is historic, it would have been located within present day Davidson 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 Davidson County: Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rowan & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Jimes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jimes:
- Davidson County (The home county of Jimes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Holly Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Jefferson Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Thomasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Currytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Sapona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cabarrus County
- Rimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Advance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Ephesus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mocksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Rosemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Horneytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Muddy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Waughtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Ardmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Clemmons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beeson Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Cityview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- East Winston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Winston is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winston
- Sedge Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
- Winston - Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Allen Jay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- High Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Kirkman Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Sandy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Latham Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Pomona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iredell County
- Cool Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Blaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Abner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Ophir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Archdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mechanic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Randleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Worthville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Asheboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Central Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Millboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Cedar Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Eleazer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Trading Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Yadkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Craven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Shannon Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Pooletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- East Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Ellis Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Woodbine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Corbin Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Misenheimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Palmerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Badin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Fulp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Germanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Wyo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jimes, see our County-by-County Page for Jimes.
Cemeteries Near Jimes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jimes.
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 Jimes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jimes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lexington City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rich Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mills Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnsontown Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Jersey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
Jimes itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jimes, with the one closest to Jimes listed first.
- Lexington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Light
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Light is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Welcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Fair Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Thomasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sapona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Cid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cid is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jimes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jimes.
Newspapers Published in Jimes ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jimes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jimes, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jimes.
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 Jimes:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Davidson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Stokes County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jimes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jimes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |