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 Trinity (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 Trinity. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Trinity is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Trinity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trinity:
- Randolph County (The home county of Trinity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Archdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Worthville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Millboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Mechanic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Central Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Asheboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redcross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Cedar Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Franklinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melanchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Kimesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- The Country
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Country is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Country
- Alamance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alamance is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Glenwood Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Mark View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mark View is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
- Random Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Westbrook Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Eden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Thomasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abotts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Holly Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Silver Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Wallburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Jefferson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Welcome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ephesus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Horneytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Beeson Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Kernersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sun Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Sedge Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
- Christy Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
- High Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Rosemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Waughtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Willowbend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- Applegate
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Cliffwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Sherwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Allen Jay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freeman Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Sandy Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Latham Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Pleasant Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Climax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Guilford College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Abner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Asbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Wittys Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Gold Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Trading Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Craven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Yadkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- East Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Shannon Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Eastwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Woodbine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Fulp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Germanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trinity, see our County-by-County Page for Trinity.
Cemeteries Near Trinity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trinity.
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 Trinity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trinity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Floral Garden Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Andrews Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mills Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnsontown Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Memorial Park
- Oakwood Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48279 <2>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carolina Biblical Gardens of Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Rich Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abbotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- The Abbotts Creek MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abbotts Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186163 <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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Trinity had a population of 380 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Trinity had a population of 6,639 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Archdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Thomasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenola is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenola
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Light
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Light is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Freeman Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jimes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jimes is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Deep River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Level Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trinity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trinity.
Newspapers Published in Trinity ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trinity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trinity, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trinity.
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 Trinity:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Montgomery County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes 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 Trinity, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trinity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |