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 Pine Knolls (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 Pine Knolls. 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 Pine Knolls ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Knolls: Pine Knls.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Knolls. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Knolls.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Pine Knolls 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 Pine Knolls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Knolls:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Pine Knolls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Bonanza Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- White Road ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Crims Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Abington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Greystone Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Smokerise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Belews Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Brinkley Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Cliffwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Emorywood Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
- Kimberly Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kimberly Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Acres
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Ossipee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Westbrook Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Westbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westbrook is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Wallburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(18 miles [29 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
- Thomasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Welcome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Eden ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Reedy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Holly Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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 Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Scalesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Guilford College
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Pomona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Spicewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- High Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Archdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redcross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Ellisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Wittys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mayodan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stoneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Wentworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Reidsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- College Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Fulp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Germanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Neatman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Vade Mecum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- East Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Richmond Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Nettleridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Peters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Knolls, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Knolls.
Cemeteries Near Pine Knolls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Knolls.
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 Pine Knolls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Knolls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belews Creek Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eastlawn Gardens of Memory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Gur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mecum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- First Christian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Ellisboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989052 <2>
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 Pine Knolls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Knolls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Knolls, with the one closest to Pine Knolls listed first.
- White Road ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Belews Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Oak Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stokesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kernersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Walnut Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Alspaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Knolls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Knolls.
Newspapers Published in Pine Knolls ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Knolls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Knolls, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Knolls.
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 helpful 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 Pine Knolls:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Henry County
- Patrick 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Knolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pine Knolls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |