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 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 Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine Ridge: Pine Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pine Rdge. or Pine Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine 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 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 Ridge is located in Surry 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 Surry County: Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes, Wilkes, Yadkin, Carroll (VA), Grayson (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Pine Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Ridge:
- Surry County (The home county of Pine Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Red Brush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Round Peak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Toast
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- White Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Sheltontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Black Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ararat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Edmonds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roaring Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Amelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Heritage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Donnaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- The Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- King
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tobaccoville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Hunters Trace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- River Ridge Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Seward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Creek View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Dorchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Pinnacle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Vade Mecum
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Capella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Quaker Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Neatman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Traphill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Ronda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abshers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Clingman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Roaring River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Dehart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Union Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Forbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Rena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- East Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Yadkinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Cana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Gladesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Hillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pike City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Dugspur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Floyd County (VA)
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Ararat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patrick Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Austinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pine Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine 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 Pine Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Laurel Springs Primitve Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maple Grove UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flattop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blues Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (655 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pine Ridge had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Round Peak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- White Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Lambsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ladonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Dobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drenn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ash Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Ararat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Devotion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Fancy Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pine 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Ridge, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Ridge.
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 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 Pine Ridge:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Forsyth County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Wythe 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Ridge) 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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |