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 Poplar Springs (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 Poplar Springs. 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 Poplar Springs ...
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 Poplar Springs: Poplar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Poplar Spngs. or Poplar Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Springs.
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 hospitals and 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.
Poplar Springs is located in Stokes 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 Stokes County: Forsyth, Rockingham, Surry, Henry (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Springs:
- Stokes County (The home county of Poplar Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Neatman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Germanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Capella
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Pinnacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Fulp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Vade Mecum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Gum Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Wallburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Abotts Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Reedy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Welcome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Currytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Thomasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rural Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Bannertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- The Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Bethania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Hunter Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Mallard Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Temora Lake Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- Heritage Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Summerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scalesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Guilford College
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- High Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Latham Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Ellisboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Mayodan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Stoneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Ararat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Black Water
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Copeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Rockford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- East Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Wyo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Yadkinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Courtney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Branon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Footville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Carroll County (VA)
- Cana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Peters Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Nettleridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Carters Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stuart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Critz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Springs.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Springs.
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 Poplar Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Tuttle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Browder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tillotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Montview Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Carmichael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Poplar Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Rural Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Tobaccoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Quaker Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Bethania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Donnaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Pinnacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pfafftown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alspaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Springs.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Springs ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Springs.
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 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 Poplar Springs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Poplar Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |