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 Lewisville Trails (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 Lewisville Trails. 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 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.
Lewisville Trails is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Lewisville Trails. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewisville Trails:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Lewisville Trails)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Cinnamon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
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- Eaglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grapewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Robin Hood Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
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- Vienna Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- River Ridge Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Cutters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Sherwood Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Clemmons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Arcadia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Gum Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Wallburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Tyro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Abotts Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Sapona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Jefferson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- High Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Stokesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Houstonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Olin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Union Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Archdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- Ellisboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Needmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Woodleaf
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Ellis Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Shannon Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Yadkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Barber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Pinnacle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Germanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Neatman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Capella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Flat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Fulp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Quaker Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Walnut Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Vade Mecum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pine Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Stony Knoll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Pilot Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Copeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Ararat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Wyo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- East Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Courtney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Forbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Yadkinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Footville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Branon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewisville Trails, see our County-by-County Page for Lewisville Trails.
Cemeteries Near Lewisville Trails ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewisville Trails.
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 Lewisville Trails - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewisville Trails covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westlawn Gardens of Memory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Cemeteries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forsyth Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Turners Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Lewisville Trails in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lewisville Trails.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewisville Trails, with the one closest to Lewisville Trails listed first.
- Lewisville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Pfafftown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Pino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bethania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- East Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Donnaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Cana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cana is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Cornatzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cornatzer is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornatzer
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewisville Trails. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewisville Trails.
Newspapers Published in Lewisville Trails ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewisville Trails.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewisville Trails, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewisville Trails.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lewisville Trails:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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> | 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 Lewisville Trails, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lewisville Trails) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |