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 Ladonia (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 Ladonia. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Ladonia 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 Ladonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ladonia:
- Surry County (The home county of Ladonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Round Peak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Low Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Devotion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Red Brush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Mountain Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Zephyr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Dobson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thurmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- State Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Edmonds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Roaring Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ennice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Amelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Piney Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Topia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Transou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Crumpler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wagoner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Weavers Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Heritage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Donnaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- The Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- King
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tobaccoville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Pinnacle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Vade Mecum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Aarons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Capella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Traphill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lomax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Abshers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Ronda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dehart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Clingman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Nebo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Swan Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Cycle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Forbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Lambsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pipers Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Cana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Hillsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Nester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Sheep Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Elk Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Ararat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Austinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Speedwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rowe Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ladonia, see our County-by-County Page for Ladonia.
Cemeteries Near Ladonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ladonia.
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 Ladonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ladonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Flattop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fishers Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Fork Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (656 more) ...
- Laurel Springs Primitve Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ladonia had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
- Low Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Peak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Devotion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Edmonds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Lambsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dobson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- State Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Drenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Ennice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pipers Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Cana
(11 miles [17.7 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 Ladonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ladonia.
Newspapers Published in Ladonia ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ladonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ladonia, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ladonia.
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 Ladonia:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Forsyth County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Wythe 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> | 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 Ladonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ladonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |