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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 Macedonia (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 Macedonia. 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 and hospitals 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.

Macedonia is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.

Below are the counties that are near Macedonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macedonia:

  • Yadkin County     (The home county of Macedonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • East Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forbush
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Forbush is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
    • Richmond Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
    • Union Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Mount Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Huntsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Nebo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Nebo is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Yadkinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Wyo is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
    • Boonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Courtney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Courtney is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
    • Branon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Branon is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcadia is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Reedy Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
    • Gum Tree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
    • Midway
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Currytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Currytown is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
    • Bethany ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethany is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Welcome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Abotts Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
    • Tyro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Tyro is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
    • Jefferson Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Lexington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Davie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Bermuda Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pino
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pino is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
    • Advance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mocksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Calahaln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Calahaln is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
    • Ephesus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ephesus is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
    • Cooleemee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Donnaha
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
    • Heritage Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Dozier
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Dozier is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
    • Oak Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • The Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
    • Hunters Trace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
    • River Ridge Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
    • Sherwood Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
    • Hunter Meadows
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
    • Grapewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
    • Dorchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Mill Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Brook is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Colfax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Stokesdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Houstonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Houstonville is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
    • Harmony
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Olin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Olin is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
    • Turnersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
    • Cool Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • New Hope ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Ellisboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
    • Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Needmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Needmore is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Pittsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Stokes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Pinnacle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Olive
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Flat Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Capella
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Capella is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
    • Neatman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Neatman is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
    • Germanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Quaker Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
    • Vade Mecum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
    • Fulp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fulp is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
    • Walnut Cove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Meadows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadows is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Bailey Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Boyden ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Boyden is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Shoals
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shoals is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
    • Siloam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Siloam is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Rockford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rockford is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Pilot Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Hill is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Copeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Copeland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Stony Knoll
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
    • Ararat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Black Water
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Water is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
    • Fairview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • Clingman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Clingman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
    • Ronda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
    • Lomax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lomax is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
    • Roaring River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Carroll County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Cana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lambsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Patrick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Ararat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Carters Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
    • Peters Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macedonia, see our County-by-County Page for Macedonia.

Cemeteries Near Macedonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macedonia.

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 Macedonia - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macedonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.

  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • East Bend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • East Bend Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony Knoll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Friends Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoals Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forbush Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Patterson Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (366 more) ...

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 Macedonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macedonia.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.

  • East Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Donnaha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
  • Boyden ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Boyden is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
  • Shoals
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shoals is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
  • Forbush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Forbush is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
  • Vienna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Tobaccoville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Siloam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Siloam is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Poindexter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
  • Pfafftown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dalton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalton is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Richmond Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lewisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethania
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bethania is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Pinnacle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macedonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macedonia.

Newspapers Published in Macedonia ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macedonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macedonia, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macedonia.

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 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 Macedonia:

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 Macedonia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macedonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.