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 Slate Mountain (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 Slate Mountain. 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 Slate Mountain ...
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 Slate Mountain: Slate Mtn. (or less commonly used: Slate Mntn.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Slate Mountain 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 Slate Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slate Mountain:
- Surry County (The home county of Slate Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Mount Herman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Albion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Sheltontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pilot Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Edmonds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Roaring Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glade Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- King
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Donnaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rural Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Bannertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Creek View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Hunter Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Rockingham County
- Mayodan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Vade Mecum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Pinnacle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Capella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Quaker Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Danbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Wilkes County
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- East Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Forbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Nebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Union Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Boonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Yadkinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Nester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Pike City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Fancy Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Dugspur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Floyd County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Duncan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Haycock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Low Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Fries
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Henry County (VA)
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Ararat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woolwine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Charity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slate Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Slate Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Slate Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slate Mountain.
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 Slate Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slate Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cobler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paynetown Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midkiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery is located in Sheltontown.
- The James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- Old Mormon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258802 <2>
- Albion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Inman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (666 more) ...
- Hatcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clement Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clement Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat (VA).
- The Clement Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ralph Alexander Clement Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2458500 <2>
- Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carters Chapel Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat (VA).
- The Carters Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Beginning Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219861 <2>
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 Slate Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slate Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slate Mountain, with the one closest to Slate Mountain listed first.
- Carters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ash Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Pilot Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Gladesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dobyns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Nester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slate Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slate Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Slate Mountain ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slate Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slate Mountain, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slate Mountain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Slate Mountain:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Forsyth County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Henry 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 Slate Mountain, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slate Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |