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 Salemfork (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 Salemfork. 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 and 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.
Salemfork is located in Surry 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 Surry County: Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes, Wilkes, Yadkin, Carroll (VA), Grayson (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Salemfork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salemfork:
- Surry County (The home county of Salemfork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Zephyr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Dobson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Brush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Devotion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Round Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Thurmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edmonds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Amelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Topia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- Transou
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Davie County
- Pino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Donnaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- King
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dozier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Tobaccoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Oak Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- River Ridge Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Sherwood Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Cinnamon Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Dorchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Grapewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Union Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Houstonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Love Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Olin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Pinnacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Vade Mecum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Quaker Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Aarons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Neatman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lomax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Ronda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Traphill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clingman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Roaring River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Moxley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Abshers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Hays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dehart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Boonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Swan Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Cycle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Forbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Branon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Lambsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pipers Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Fancy Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Nester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Hillsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Pike City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Dugspur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Low Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Salemfork, see our County-by-County Page for Salemfork.
Cemeteries Near Salemfork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salemfork.
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 Salemfork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salemfork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Salem Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem Fork Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zephyr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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 north of Mountain Park.
- The Mountain Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain Park Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197374 <2>
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dobson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bessies Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dobson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flattop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- Open Door Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blues Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Salemfork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salemfork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salemfork, with the one closest to Salemfork listed first.
- Dobson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ladonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Devotion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Round Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Elkin Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crutchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Benham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salemfork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salemfork.
Newspapers Published in Salemfork ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salemfork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salemfork, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salemfork.
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 either 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 Salemfork:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson 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> | 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 Salemfork, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salemfork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |