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 River Ridge Run (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 River Ridge Run. 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 River Ridge Run ...
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 River Ridge Run: River Rdg. Run (or less commonly used: River Rdge. Run or River Ridg. Run)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near River Ridge Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Ridge Run:
- Forsyth County (The home county of River Ridge Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Sherwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
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- Hunters Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
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- Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
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- Robin Hood Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
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- Vienna Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Vienna
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Mill Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Forsyth County
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- Dozier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
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- Grapewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
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- Robinhood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
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- Cinnamon Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
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- Cutters Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
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- Reedy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Gum Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
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- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Wallburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
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- Welcome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
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- Sapona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
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- Jefferson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
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- Ephesus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stokesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford College
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Allen Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Houstonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Olin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Archdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Ellisboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Woodleaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Ellis Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Shannon Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Yadkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Pinnacle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Germanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Capella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Quaker Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Fulp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Bailey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pilot Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Copeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Ararat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Black Water
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- East Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Richmond Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Courtney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Yadkinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Branon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Ridge Run, see our County-by-County Page for River Ridge Run.
Cemeteries Near River Ridge Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Ridge Run.
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 River Ridge Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Ridge Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forsyth Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethabara Moravin God's Acre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- East Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Friends Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 River Ridge Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Ridge Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Ridge Run, with the one closest to River Ridge Run listed first.
- Vienna
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pfafftown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Donnaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Alspaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Rural Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Forbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Ridge Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Ridge Run.
Newspapers Published in River Ridge Run ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Ridge Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Ridge Run, 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 River Ridge Run.
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 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 River Ridge Run:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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 River Ridge Run, 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 from Point A (ie- River Ridge Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |