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 Random Woods (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 Random Woods. 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 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.
Random Woods is located in Davidson County .
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davidson County : Davie , Forsyth , Guilford , Montgomery , Randolph , Rowan & Stanly .
Below are the counties that are near Random Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Random Woods:
Davidson County (The home county of Random Woods)
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Currytown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown Currytown is located in Davidson County Welcome (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jefferson Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County Lexington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Reedy Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reedy Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County Sapona (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona Sapona is located in Davidson County Arcadia (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Arcadia is located in Davidson County Holly Grove (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Holly Grove is located in Davidson County Tyro (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro Tyro is located in Davidson County Midway (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Midway is located in Davidson County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
Linwood (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Cotton Grove (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County Bethany ‑ Historic(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Bethany is located in Davidson County Cabarrus County
Rimer (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rimer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer Rimer is located in Cabarrus County Davie County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Advance (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Advance is located in Davie County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <1>
Bermuda Run (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Run Bermuda Run is located in Davie County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,726 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Run <1>
Clinton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Clinton is located in Davie County Ephesus (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ephesus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Ephesus is located in Davie County Cooleemee (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleemee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleemee Cooleemee is located in Davie County Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooleemee <1>
Mocksville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Pino (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Pino is located in Davie County Calahaln (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calahaln. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln Calahaln is located in Davie County Forsyth County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Muddy Creek (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County Rosemont (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Rosemont is located in Forsyth County Clemmons (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons Clemmons is located in Forsyth County Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <1>
Ardmore (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore Ardmore is located in Forsyth County Waughtown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waughtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown Waughtown is located in Forsyth County Buena Vista (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Buena Vista is located in Forsyth County Cityview (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview Cityview is located in Forsyth County East Winston (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winston East Winston is located in Forsyth County Westview (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Westview is located in Forsyth County Winston - Salem (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Horneytown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown Horneytown is located in Forsyth County Fox Hall (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County Lewisville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville Lewisville is located in Forsyth County Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <1>
Guilford County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Sherwood Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County High Point (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Allen Jay (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay Allen Jay is located in Guilford County Jamestown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Sandy Ridge (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County Freeman Mill (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County Colfax (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Colfax is located in Guilford County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <1>
Guilford College (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College Guilford College is located in Guilford County Latham Town (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town Latham Town is located in Guilford County Oak Ridge (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <1>
Pomona (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Pomona is located in Guilford County Southmont (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont Southmont is located in Guilford County Fairfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Fairfield is located in Guilford County Iredell County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Cool Springs (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cool Springs is located in Iredell County Harmony (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Houstonville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville Houstonville is located in Iredell County Turnersburg (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg Turnersburg is located in Iredell County Montgomery County
Blaine (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blaine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Blaine is located in Montgomery County Randolph County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Trinity (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Trinity is located in Randolph County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <1>
Archdale (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
New Market (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market New Market is located in Randolph County Sophia (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Mechanic (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Mechanic is located in Randolph County Randleman (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Worthville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worthville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville Worthville is located in Randolph County Asheboro (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Central Falls (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls Central Falls is located in Randolph County Millboro (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro Millboro is located in Randolph County Eleazer (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer Eleazer is located in Randolph County Rowan County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Yadkin (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Yadkin is located in Rowan County Trading Ford (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford Trading Ford is located in Rowan County Ellis Crossroads (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County Shannon Park (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park Shannon Park is located in Rowan County East Spencer (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer East Spencer is located in Rowan County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
Spencer (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Franklin (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Franklin is located in Rowan County Mocksville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville Mocksville is located in Rowan County Craven (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Craven is located in Rowan County Belmont (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Belmont is located in Rowan County Forest Hills (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Forest Hills is located in Rowan County Meadowbrook (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County Woodbine (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Woodbine is located in Rowan County Stanly County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Misenheimer (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer Misenheimer is located in Stanly County Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
Richfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Richfield is located in Stanly County Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield <1>
New London (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Stokes County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Germanton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton Germanton is located in Stokes County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <1>
Fulp (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fulp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp Fulp is located in Stokes County Neatman (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman Neatman is located in Stokes County Walnut Cove (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Surry County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Boyden ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden Boyden is located in Surry County Shoals (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Shoals is located in Surry County Yadkin County
The following are listed by their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Wyo (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo Wyo is located in Yadkin County Courtney (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Courtney is located in Yadkin County Footville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville Footville is located in Yadkin County East Bend (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Forbush (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forbush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush Forbush is located in Yadkin County Yadkinville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <1>
Union Grove (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Union Grove is located in Yadkin County Branon (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Branon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon Branon is located in Yadkin County Hamptonville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Random Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Random Woods .
Cemeteries Near Random Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Random Woods.
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 Random Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Random Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Beulah Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Forest Lawn Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Lexington City Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington City Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lexington City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Pilgrim Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Pilgrim Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Sandy Creek Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Creek Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Bethel Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Good Hope Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Wesleys Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesleys Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesleys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Owens Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> New Jersey Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Jersey Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Becks Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becks Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Continue List (155 more) ...
Rich Fork Baptist Church Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Fork Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fork Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Grubb Cemetery (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grubb Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<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.<5>
While we didn't find Random Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Random Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Random Woods, with the one closest to Random Woods listed first.
Arnold (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Arnold is located in Davidson County Lexington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Welcome (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Sapona (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona Sapona is located in Davidson County Reedy Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reedy Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County Arcadia (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Arcadia is located in Davidson County Jimes ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes Jimes is located in Davidson County Enterprise (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Enterprise is located in Davidson County Linwood (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Midway (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Midway is located in Davidson County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
Fulton ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Fulton is located in Davie County Advance (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Advance is located in Davie County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <1>
Continue List (14 more) ...
Bethany ‑ Historic(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Bethany is located in Davidson County Jubilee (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jubilee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee Jubilee is located in Davidson County Light (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Light is located in Davidson County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Random Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Random Woods .
Newspapers Published in Random Woods ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Random Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Random Woods, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for Random Woods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Random Woods:
Websites specific to North Carolina Pages specific to Davidson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
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Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) . While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. 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 . 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 Random Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- Random Woods) to Point B.