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 Mayfield (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 Mayfield. 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 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.
Mayfield 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 Mayfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayfield:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Mayfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Ruffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Draper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Meadow Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- College Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Reidsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Altamahaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Union Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Clover Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Ossipee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- McCray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Pleasant Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Birchwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Glencoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Green Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Carolina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Glen Raven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Quick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Gatewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- West Yanceyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Estelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Browns Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Rudd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Gibsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McLeansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitsett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spicewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Sedalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Stokesdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- Carr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ceffo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Amostown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Pine Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County (VA)
- Laprades Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Sutherlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Delila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Sandy Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Axton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Chatmoss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Villa Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Horse Pasture
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Collinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Reed Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Ridgecrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Swansonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Kentuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Grady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Tightsqueeze
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Weal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Laurel Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Worlds
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Spring Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Transco Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayfield, see our County-by-County Page for Mayfield.
Cemeteries Near Mayfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayfield.
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 Mayfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Mayfield MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruffin - Stacey Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slaydon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins - Stacy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stokesland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Soyar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dan View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Danville Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mayfield had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Ruffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Vandola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
- Bachelors Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Brosville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Blackwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Allison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Gatewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Aiken Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Vance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayfield.
Newspapers Published in Mayfield ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayfield, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mayfield:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayfield) 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 Mayfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |