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 Oregon Hill (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 Oregon Hill. 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 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.
Oregon Hill 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 Oregon Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oregon Hill:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Oregon Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Ruffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Draper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- College Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Meadow Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Reidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Spray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Altamahaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Union Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Sherwood Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Birchwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Green Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- McCray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Glen Raven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
- Glencoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Quick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Whitetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Gatewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Yanceyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Belews Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Crims Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Pine Knolls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Bonanza Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- White Road ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Browns Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Rudd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Summerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLeansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spicewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Gibsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Stokesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Whitsett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Orange County
- Carr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Amostown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Pine Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Bailey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Sutherlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Delila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill 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
- Irisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Horse Pasture
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- 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
- Preston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(21 miles [33.8 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Ridgecrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Swansonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Grady
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Kentuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Weal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Tightsqueeze
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Worlds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Laurel Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Spring Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oregon Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Oregon Hill.
Cemeteries Near Oregon Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oregon Hill.
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 Oregon Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oregon Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Slaydon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mullins - Stacy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruffin - Stacey Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dan View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ruffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mayfield MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Oregon Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oregon Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oregon Hill, with the one closest to Oregon Hill listed first.
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Reidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Spray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Allison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Blackwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Aiken Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oregon Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oregon Hill.
Newspapers Published in Oregon Hill ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oregon Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oregon Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oregon Hill.
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 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 Oregon Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- 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 '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- Oregon Hill) 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 Oregon Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |