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 Pea Ridge (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 Pea Ridge. 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 Pea Ridge ...
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 Pea Ridge: Pea Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pea Rdge. or Pea Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pea Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pea Ridge.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pea Ridge is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Pea Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pea Ridge:
- Yadkin County (The home county of Pea Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Cycle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Swan Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Windsors Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hamptonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Boonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Footville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Yadkinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Vashti
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hiddenite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stony Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Fairview Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Millersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Ellendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Taylorsville Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Edmonds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashe County
- Transou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Sunrise Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Oxford Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Pino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooleemee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Grapewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Cinnamon Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Donnaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Eaglewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- River Ridge Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Dozier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Hunters Trace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Houstonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Olin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Love Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Cool Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Scotts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodleaf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Stokes County
- Pinnacle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Elkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elkin Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- State Road
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Mountain Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Thurmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zephyr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Stony Knoll
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Copeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Roaring River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Lomax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Hays
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- North Wilkesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pea Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pea Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pea Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pea Ridge.
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 Pea Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pea Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- United Fellowship Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swaims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Pea Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pea Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Marler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Swan Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Osbornville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- Rena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Clingman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Longtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Hamptonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ronda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eagle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Elkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pea Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pea Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pea Ridge ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pea Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pea Ridge, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pea Ridge.
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 Pea Ridge:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Catawba County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Grayson 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> | 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 Pea Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Pea Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |