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 Stokesburg (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 Stokesburg. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Stokesburg 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 Stokesburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stokesburg:
- Stokes County (The home county of Stokesburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Walnut Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fulp
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Bailey Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Pine Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Germanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Neatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Danbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Capella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Wallburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Gum Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Welcome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thomasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Eden ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Brinkley Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belews Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Crims Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- White Road ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Chestnut Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Bannertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Abington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Bonanza Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Day Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Day Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Acres
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Stokesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Sandy Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Guilford College
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Spicewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- High Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Archdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Ellisboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Stoneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wentworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Matrimony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pilot Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Siloam
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Mount Herman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- 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
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pine Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Black Water
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- East Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Richmond Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Wyo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Courtney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sandy Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Nettleridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Patrick Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Stuart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stokesburg, see our County-by-County Page for Stokesburg.
Cemeteries Near Stokesburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stokesburg.
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 Stokesburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stokesburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Fulp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- First Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Belews Creek Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Browder Family Cemetery
- The Browder Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46951 <3>
- Banner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Hall Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmichael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Sullivan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Stokesburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stokesburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stokesburg, with the one closest to Stokesburg listed first.
- Walnut Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belews Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Pine Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Road ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Walkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Rural Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dillard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Stokesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Danbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Quaker Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stokesburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stokesburg.
Newspapers Published in Stokesburg ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stokesburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stokesburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stokesburg.
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 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 Stokesburg:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham 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> | 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- Stokesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Stokesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |