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 Shannon Forest (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 Shannon Forest. 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.
Name Variations for Shannon Forest ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shannon Forest: Shannon Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shannon Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shannon Forest.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Shannon Forest is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Stokes, Henry (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Shannon Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shannon Forest:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Shannon Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Reidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Wentworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- College Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Lawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Draper ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Ruffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Spray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Altamahaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Clover Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Ossipee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Union Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Birchwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Green Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Sherwood Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Elon College
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
- Glen Raven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
- Glencoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Quick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Locust Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- West Yanceyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Whitetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Stony Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Gatewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Yanceyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Belews Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Crims Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Pine Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Bonanza Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- White Road ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Abington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Brinkley Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Cliffwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Greystone Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Smokerise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Browns Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Rudd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Summerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McLeansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spicewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Stokesdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Gibsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Greensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- Carr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Pine Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Amostown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Bailey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Walnut Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fulp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Sandy Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Axton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Horse Pasture
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Leatherwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Villa Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Ridgecrest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Swansonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Kentuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shannon Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Shannon Forest.
Cemeteries Near Shannon Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shannon Forest.
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 Shannon Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shannon Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Setliff Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wolf Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reid Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reidlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Settle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Shannon Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shannon Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
- Reidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wentworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Lawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Monroeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Ruffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Benaja
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Lenox Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Spray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Browns Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shannon Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shannon Forest.
Newspapers Published in Shannon Forest ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shannon Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shannon Forest, 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 Shannon Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Shannon Forest:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania 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 Shannon Forest, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shannon Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |