Welcome to Sedges Garden ...
So far, we found very little information about Sedges Garden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sedges Garden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sedges Garden, please Contact Us.
Sedges Garden would have been located within present day Forsyth County<2>.
The location of Sedges Garden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sedges Garden, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Sedges Garden: Sedges Gdn. (or less commonly used: Sedges Gardn., Sedges Grden. or Sedges Grdn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sedges Garden for more information about variations on the name of Sedges Garden.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sedges Garden is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sedges Garden was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sedges Garden would have been located in the (336) area code.
Communities near Sedges Garden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sedges Garden.
- Winston - Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
- Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <5>
- High Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <5>
- Kernersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
- Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <5>
- Clemmons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
- Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <5>
- Lewisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <5>
- Summerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <5>
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <5>
- Stokesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <5>
- Walkertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sedges Garden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sedges Garden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sedges Garden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sedges Garden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sedges Garden. See our Newspapers Page for Sedges Garden.
Adding Sedges Garden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sedges Garden in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sedges Garden was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Sedges Garden on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sedges Garden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sedges Garden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sedges Garden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |