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 Merriweather Estates (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 Merriweather Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Merriweather Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Merriweather Estates: Merriweather Ests.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Merriweather Estates 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 Merriweather Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merriweather Estates:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Merriweather Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Waughtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Sedge Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
- Rosemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Horneytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- High Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Willowbend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- Beeson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Sun Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Cityview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- Guthrie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Guthrie is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- East Winston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Winston is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winston
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Wallburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gum Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Abotts Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Fair Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Currytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Eden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Advance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pino
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Ephesus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Jay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Guilford College
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Freeman Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Kirkman Crossroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Latham Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Archdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Redcross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Millboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Central Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Asheboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Cedar Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Ellisboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Wittys Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mayodan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Trading Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Yadkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Shannon Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Ellis Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Craven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Forest Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Meadowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Fulp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Germanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Neatman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Pine Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Quaker Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Capella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Pinnacle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pilot Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Wyo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- East Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Courtney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Yadkinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Footville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merriweather Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Merriweather Estates.
Cemeteries Near Merriweather Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merriweather Estates.
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 Merriweather Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merriweather Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Piedmont Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Ridge UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- The Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abbotts Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186163 <3>
- Abbotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Happy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48680 <3>
- God's Acre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for God's Acre
- To give a relative sense of its location, the God's Acre is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- The God's Acre has also been known as:
- Salem Moravian Cemetery
- Salem Moravian God's Acre
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224695 <3>
- Salem Moravian God's Acre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Merriweather Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merriweather Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merriweather Estates, with the one closest to Merriweather Estates listed first.
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Kernersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- High Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alspaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walkertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Thomasville
(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 Merriweather Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merriweather Estates.
Newspapers Published in Merriweather Estates ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merriweather Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merriweather Estates, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merriweather Estates.
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 Merriweather Estates:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Merriweather Estates) 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 Merriweather Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |