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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Munroe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Munroe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Munroe, please Contact Us.
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 Munroe (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 Munroe. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Munroe is historic, it would have been located within present day Davidson 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 Davidson County: Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rowan & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Munroe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Munroe:
- Davidson County (The home county of Munroe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Arcadia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Gum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Sapona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Jefferson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Tyro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wallburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Advance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Ephesus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cooleemee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Waughtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- East Winston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Winston is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winston
- Westview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Winston - Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Fox Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Mount Tabor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Tabor is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Cityview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- High Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Allen Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Freeman Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Kirkman Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Latham Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Stokesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Cool Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Houstonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Turnersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Olin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Archdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mechanic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Randleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Worthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Yadkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Shannon Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Trading Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Ellis Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Forest Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Meadowbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodleaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stanly County
- Misenheimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Germanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fulp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Mount Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Neatman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Walnut Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Pinnacle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Capella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Rockford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Wyo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- East Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Footville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Forbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Yadkinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Branon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Hamptonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Munroe, see our County-by-County Page for Munroe.
Cemeteries Near Munroe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Munroe.
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 Munroe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Munroe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Advance.
- The Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259100 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westlawn Gardens of Memory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Munroe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Munroe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Munroe, with the one closest to Munroe listed first.
- Arcadia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Advance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Sapona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jimes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jimes is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cornatzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cornatzer is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornatzer
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Munroe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Munroe.
Newspapers Published in Munroe ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Munroe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Munroe, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Munroe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Munroe:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Davidson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Munroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Munroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |