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 Matkins (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 Matkins. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Matkins is located in Caswell 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 Caswell County: Alamance, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Danville City (VA), Halifax (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Matkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Matkins:
- Caswell County (The home county of Matkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Jericho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Locust Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Quick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- West Yanceyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Yanceyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Prospect Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Ridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Altamahaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clover Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Union Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Birchwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Sherwood Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- McCray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Carolina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Belews Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Pine Knolls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Stonewood Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Gibsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitsett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McLeansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Sedalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Spicewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Scalesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Carr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Lakeview Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- McDade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cheeks Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Miles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Walkers Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Jordan Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
- Arrowhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Deer Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Green Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Efland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Hurdle Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Hicks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Whitt Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Ceffo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Redcross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Melanchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Lawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ruffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wentworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- College Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Wittys Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Draper ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Meadow Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Spray ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Stokes County
- Pine Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Sandy Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Cascade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Ridgecrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Kentuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Matkins, see our County-by-County Page for Matkins.
Cemeteries Near Matkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Matkins.
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 Matkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Matkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- High Rock MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Underwood - Boswell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leath-Kernodle-Hornbuckle Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Fence Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Church Cemetery
- The Rock Fence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek AME Church Cemetery
- Apple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton Memorial MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Settle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friedens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Rocky Ridge MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Matkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Matkins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Matkins, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Lenox Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Altamahaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Cherry Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Union Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Locust Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Benaja
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Lawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- McCray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Gibsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elon College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Reidsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Matkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matkins.
Newspapers Published in Matkins ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Matkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Matkins, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Matkins.
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 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 Matkins:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caswell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Henry County
- Madison 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Matkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Matkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |