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 Ronda (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 Ronda. 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 hospitals 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.
Ronda 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 Ronda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ronda:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Ronda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Clingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lomax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Traphill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Hays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dehart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fairplains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Vashti
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hiddenite
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Stony Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Ellendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Isenhour Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Millersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Little River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Taylorsville Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hooker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Amelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Scottville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Topia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Transou
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Glendale Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Obids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Wagoner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Orion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Yates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Caldwell County
- Kings Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Pino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Donnaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Cinnamon Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Dozier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Eaglewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Grapewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- River Ridge Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Hunters Trace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- The Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Robin Hood Trace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Union Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Love Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Houstonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Olin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Cool Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Statesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rowan County
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Stokes County
- Pinnacle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- State Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thurmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mountain Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Zephyr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Devotion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Stony Knoll
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Dobson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga County
- Stony Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Rena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Cycle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Windsors Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Boonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Branon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Hamptonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Yadkinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Footville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Lambsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pipers Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Cana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Low Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ronda, see our County-by-County Page for Ronda.
Cemeteries Near Ronda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ronda.
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 Ronda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ronda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Island Ford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ronda had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ronda had a population of 406 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ronda, with the one closest to Ronda listed first.
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Clingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Benham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Dellaplane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Lomax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Rena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- State Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Marler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ronda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ronda.
Newspapers Published in Ronda ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ronda.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ronda, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ronda.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ronda:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Caldwell County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- 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> | 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 Ronda, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ronda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |