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 Sharps (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 Sharps. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sharps 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 Sharps. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharps:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Sharps)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Mayodan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wittys Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Matrimony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- College Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Quick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Wallburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crims Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Pine Knolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Brinkley Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Bonanza Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- White Road ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Abington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Greystone Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kynwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Smokerise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Bannertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Stokesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Browns Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Rudd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Latham Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Pine Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Fulp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amostown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Germanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neatman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Pilot Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Mount Herman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Ararat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Yadkin County
- East Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sandy Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Fieldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Irisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Villa Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Stanleytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Axton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Nettleridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Carters Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Cascade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharps, see our County-by-County Page for Sharps.
Cemeteries Near Sharps ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharps.
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 Sharps - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharps covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Pine Hall Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Ellisboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989052 <2>
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gallaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palestine UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mayodan Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Clearview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Llewellyn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Sharps in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sharps.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharps, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Pine Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Beaver Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Belews Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Stokesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharps. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharps.
Newspapers Published in Sharps ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharps.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharps, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharps.
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 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 Sharps:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Henry 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> | 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 '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- Sharps) 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 Sharps, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |