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 Snow Hill (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 Snow Hill. 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 and 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.
Snow Hill 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 Snow Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snow Hill:
- Stokes County (The home county of Snow Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Lawsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Oak Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Sandy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aarons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Vade Mecum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Amostown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Capella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Bannertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Trails
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Rural Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Brinkley Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belews Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crims Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Temora Lake Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- The Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Stokesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Mayodan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Matrimony
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Wittys Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Pilot Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Mount Airy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- East Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Pike City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Cana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Haycock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Henry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fieldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Bassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Reed Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Irisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Laurel Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Nettleridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Critz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stuart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Carters Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Elamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Ararat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woolwine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Charity
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Cascade
(29 miles [46.7 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 Snow Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Snow Hill.
Cemeteries Near Snow Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snow Hill.
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 Snow Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snow Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Martin - Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Joyce Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mabe Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hard Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bullin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Joyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Lankford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prestonville Martin - Joyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minnies Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (555 more) ...
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rierson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Snow Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snow Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snow Hill, with the one closest to Snow Hill listed first.
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Palmetto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Danbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prestonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Sandy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Dillard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Peters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Quaker Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Critz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stuart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snow Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snow Hill.
Newspapers Published in Snow Hill ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snow Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snow Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snow Hill.
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 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 Snow Hill:
- 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> | 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 Snow Hill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snow Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |