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 Laurel Bluffs (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 Laurel Bluffs. 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 Laurel Bluffs ...
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 Laurel Bluffs: Laurel Blfs.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Laurel Bluffs is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Stokes, Henry (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Laurel Bluffs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Bluffs:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Laurel Bluffs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Matrimony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stoneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- College Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Meadow Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Mayodan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Draper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Altamahaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clover Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Quick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Whitetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Locust Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Gatewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Yanceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Stony Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Yanceyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blanch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crims Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Brinkley Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Pine Knolls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- White Road ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Bonanza Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Abington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Greystone Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Scalesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Stokesdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rudd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guilford College
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Amostown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Bailey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Walnut Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Sydnorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Horse Pasture
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Chatmoss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Axton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fieldale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Dodson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Ridgecrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Worlds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Bluffs, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Bluffs.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Bluffs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Bluffs.
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 Laurel Bluffs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Bluffs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stoneville Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridge View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Eden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47279 <3>
- Price Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gallaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matthews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Laurel Bluffs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel Bluffs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Bluffs, with the one closest to Laurel Bluffs listed first.
- Matrimony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stoneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Wentworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Horse Pasture
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Aiken Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Ellisboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel Bluffs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Bluffs.
Newspapers Published in Laurel Bluffs ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Bluffs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Bluffs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel Bluffs.
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 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 Laurel Bluffs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Bluffs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Laurel Bluffs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |