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 Rolling Pine Acres (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 Rolling Pine Acres. 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 and hospitals 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.
Rolling Pine Acres is located in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Rolling Pine Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolling Pine Acres:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Rolling Pine Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Cricket
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Fairplains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- North Wilkesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Adley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Moravian Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Purlear
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Vashti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Hiddenite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liledoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Isenhour Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Little River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Millersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Stony Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roaring Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scottville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hooker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Topia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Amelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Piney Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ennice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edmonds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Obids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Glendale Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Transou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Yates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Wagoner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Orion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Fleetwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- West Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Todd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crumpler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Kings Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Draco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cedar Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Lenoir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Blowing Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mulberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Concord ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- North Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Oxford Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Catfish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Saint Stephens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Sunrise Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Love Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Union Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Olin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Scotts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Houstonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Elkin Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thurmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- State Road
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Devotion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Mulberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Zephyr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dobson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Stony Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Laxon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Bamboo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Moretz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Boone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Swan Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Cycle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Marler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Rena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Windsors Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Hamptonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Branon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Boonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Footville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Nebo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rolling Pine Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Rolling Pine Acres.
Cemeteries Near Rolling Pine Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolling Pine Acres.
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 Rolling Pine Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolling Pine Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilkesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48172 <2>
- Burke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Traphill.
- The Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Johnson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188960 <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.<4>
While we didn't find Rolling Pine Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolling Pine Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolling Pine Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Pine Acres listed first.
- Cricket
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Wilkesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Millers Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Moravian Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Purlear
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
- Wilbar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Halls Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Boomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Dellaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Dehart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolling Pine Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolling Pine Acres.
Newspapers Published in Rolling Pine Acres ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rolling Pine Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolling Pine Acres, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolling Pine Acres.
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 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 Rolling Pine Acres:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Iredell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Grayson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rolling Pine Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rolling Pine Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |