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 Smokerise (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 Smokerise. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Smokerise is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Smokerise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smokerise:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Smokerise)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- Greystone Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kynwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Abington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- White Road ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Bonanza Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kimberly Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kimberly Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Acres
- Pine Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Emorywood Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
- Applegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Cliffwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Dilhast
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dilhast is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilhast
- Hampstead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Wallburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Thomasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Welcome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Fair Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Eden ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Currytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Jefferson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford College
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Scalesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- High Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sherwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Latham Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- Archdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redcross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- Ellisboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Wittys Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stoneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Wentworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Reidsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- College Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- Fulp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Germanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Pine Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neatman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Quaker Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Danbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Capella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Vade Mecum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pilot Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Pine Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- East Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Union Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Courtney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Henry County (VA)
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- Nettleridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smokerise, see our County-by-County Page for Smokerise.
Cemeteries Near Smokerise ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smokerise.
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 Smokerise - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smokerise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastlawn Gardens of Memory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Gur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mecum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fulp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Beck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marshall Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Smokerise in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smokerise.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smokerise, with the one closest to Smokerise listed first.
- White Road ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Walkertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kernersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belews Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Alspaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Walnut Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Pine Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smokerise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smokerise.
Newspapers Published in Smokerise ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smokerise.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smokerise, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smokerise.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Smokerise:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smokerise) 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 Smokerise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |