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 Little Richmond (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 Little Richmond. 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 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 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.
Little Richmond 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 Little Richmond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Richmond:
- Surry County (The home county of Little Richmond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
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- Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Stony Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
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- Zephyr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Black Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Vashti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Edmonds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Amelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Pino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Bermuda Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mocksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Donnaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dozier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- The Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Oak Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Tobaccoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grapewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Hunters Trace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- River Ridge Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Sherwood Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Cinnamon Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Dorchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Eaglewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Union Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Houstonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Olin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Love Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Pinnacle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
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- Quaker Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Vade Mecum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Neatman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Germanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ronda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Lomax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
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- Roaring River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
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- Traphill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Moxley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
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- Abshers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
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- Hays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Swan Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Branon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Cycle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Forbush
(12 miles [19.3 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 Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Cana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pipers Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Fancy Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Low Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Ararat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Richmond, see our County-by-County Page for Little Richmond.
Cemeteries Near Little Richmond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Richmond.
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 Little Richmond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Richmond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Little Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Open Door Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bessies Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Little Richmond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Richmond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Richmond, with the one closest to Little Richmond listed first.
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Crutchfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Elkin Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Dobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Benham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Swan Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Richmond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Richmond.
Newspapers Published in Little Richmond ...
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 Little Richmond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Richmond, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Richmond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Little Richmond:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick 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 Little Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Little Richmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |