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 Price (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 Price. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Price 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 Price. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Price:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Price)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Matrimony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stoneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Mayodan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- College Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Draper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Wentworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Quick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Whitetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Gatewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Locust Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Brinkley Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Crims Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Pine Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- White Road ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Bonanza Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Abington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Bannertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Scalesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Stokesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Colfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spicewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Amostown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Pine Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Floyd County (VA)
- Haycock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Sydnorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Ferrum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Laprades Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Ridgeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Chatmoss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Villa Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Irisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Sandy Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Fieldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Axton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dodson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Peters Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Charity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Cascade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Grady
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Mount Cross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Worlds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Ridgecrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Price, see our County-by-County Page for Price.
Cemeteries Near Price ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Price.
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 Price - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Price covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Price UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price UMC Cemetery
- The Price UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Christian View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Matthews Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stoneville Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Price Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Glenns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Joyce Ford Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Price had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Matrimony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Ridgeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Horse Pasture
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Irisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Prestonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Price. See our List of 1890's Communities around Price.
Newspapers Published in Price ...
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 Price.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Price, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Price.
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 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 Price:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Danville City
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry 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> | 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 Price, 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- Price) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |