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 Shelton Store (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 Shelton Store. 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 hospitals 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.
Shelton Store is located in Stokes 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 Stokes County: Forsyth, Rockingham, Surry, Henry (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Shelton Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelton Store:
- Stokes County (The home county of Shelton Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Amostown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Danbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Vade Mecum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Bailey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Bannertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Belews Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Chestnut Trails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Brinkley Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Crims Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- King
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Road ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Creek View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- The Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Stokesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Mayodan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Matrimony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Ellisboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Gold Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- College Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pilot Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Ararat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Mount Airy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Yadkin County
- East Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Pike City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Cana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Haycock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pizarro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fieldale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Bassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Reed Creek Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Irisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Laurel Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Nettleridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Patrick Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Carters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Woolwine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Charity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Meadows of Dan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Cascade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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 Shelton Store, see our County-by-County Page for Shelton Store.
Cemeteries Near Shelton Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelton Store.
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 Shelton Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelton Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Joyce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- The Joyce Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyce Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47833 <2>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill Top Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin - Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonville Martin - Joyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Joyce Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Minnies Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Shelton Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shelton Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelton Store, with the one closest to Shelton Store listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Prestonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Nettleridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Palmetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Dillard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Critz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Danbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Patrick Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Stuart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shelton Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelton Store.
Newspapers Published in Shelton Store ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelton Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shelton Store, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shelton Store.
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 Shelton Store:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shelton Store) 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 Shelton Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |