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 Providence (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 Providence. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Providence 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 Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- College Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spray ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadow Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Draper ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Mayodan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Altamahaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clover Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Birchwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Green Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Sherwood Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Union Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Westbrook Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Quick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Whitetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Locust Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Gatewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- West Yanceyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Yanceyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Belews Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Crims Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Brinkley Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Pine Knolls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Bonanza Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- White Road ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Abington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Greystone Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Scalesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Stokesdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rudd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Oak Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Guilford College
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Amostown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Bailey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Walnut Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Henry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Prilliman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Chatmoss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Horse Pasture
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Laurel Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Axton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fieldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Peters Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Dodson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Ridgecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Worlds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Providence.
Cemeteries Near Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence.
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 Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Eden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47279 <3>
- Ridge View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Price Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- Gallaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wentworth 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.<4>
While we didn't find Providence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Providence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Matrimony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Spray ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Beaver Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Aiken Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Irisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Ellisboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.
Newspapers Published in Providence ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Providence.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Providence:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Madison 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> | 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- Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |