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 Robin Hood Trace (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 Robin Hood Trace. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Robin Hood Trace 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 Robin Hood Trace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robin Hood Trace:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Robin Hood Trace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Vienna Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
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- Vienna
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
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- River Ridge Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
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- Sherwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
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- Lewisville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cutters Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
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- Robinhood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Cinnamon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
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- Eaglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
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- Grapewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Hunters Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Mill Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Gum Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Reedy Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Wallburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Currytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Welcome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Abotts Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Sapona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Tyro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Jefferson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(8 miles [12.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 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 Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Guilford College
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Houstonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Olin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Needmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Woodleaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Ellis Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Shannon Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Yadkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- East Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Meadowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Barber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Pinnacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Germanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Neatman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Capella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Flat Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Fulp
(17 miles [27.4 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)
- 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
- Vade Mecum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pilot Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Black Water
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- 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
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Courtney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Yadkinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Footville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Branon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robin Hood Trace, see our County-by-County Page for Robin Hood Trace.
Cemeteries Near Robin Hood Trace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robin Hood Trace.
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 Robin Hood Trace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robin Hood Trace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forsyth Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethabara Moravin God's Acre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westlawn Gardens of Memory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Robin Hood Trace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robin Hood Trace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robin Hood Trace, with the one closest to Robin Hood Trace listed first.
- Vienna
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Lewisville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pfafftown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Donnaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tobaccoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alspaugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wyo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Rural Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robin Hood Trace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robin Hood Trace.
Newspapers Published in Robin Hood Trace ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robin Hood Trace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robin Hood Trace, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robin Hood Trace.
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 Robin Hood Trace:
- 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
- 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 Robin Hood Trace, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robin Hood Trace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |