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 Spring Valley (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 Spring Valley. 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 Spring Valley ...
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 Spring Valley: Spring Vly. (or less commonly used: Spring Vally. or Spring Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Valley.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Spring Valley is located in Alamance 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 Alamance County: Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Valley:
- Alamance County (The home county of Spring Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- British Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Glen Raven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
- Sherwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Lakeside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Central Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Central Heights is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Heights
- Wedgewood West
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wedgewood West is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood West
- Jackson Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jackson Park is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park
- Rockwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Acres
- Country Club Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Country Club Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alamance Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alamance Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance Acres
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Jericho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Prospect Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Quick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- West Yanceyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Leasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Siler City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bynum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Fearrington Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- The American Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Rougemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Gibsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitsett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- McLeansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Forest Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Julian
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spicewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Lakeview Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Cheeks Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Miles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Carr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Efland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
- Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McDade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Stagecoach Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
- Walkers Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Teer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Hurdle Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Roseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Cates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Timberlake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Redcross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Melanchton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Staley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Ramseur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Worthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Cedar Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Central Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Reidsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ruffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wittys Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Wentworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- College Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Draper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Gold Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Meadow Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Valley.
Cemeteries Near Spring Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Valley.
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 Spring Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alamance Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Level Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belmount Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graham Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Underwood - Boswell Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leath-Kernodle-Hornbuckle Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Harmon Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Spring Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Elon College
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Altamahaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Haw River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Swepsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Hawfields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McLeansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mebane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kimesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Valley.
Newspapers Published in Spring Valley ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Valley, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Valley.
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 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 Spring Valley:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alamance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Chatham County
- Durham County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham 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 '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- Spring Valley) 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 Spring Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |