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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 Turkey Ford (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 Turkey Ford. 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 Turkey Ford ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Turkey Ford: Turkey Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Turkey Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turkey Ford.
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 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.
Turkey Ford is located in Surry 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 Surry County: Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes, Wilkes, Yadkin, Carroll (VA), Grayson (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Turkey Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turkey Ford:
- Surry County (The home county of Turkey Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Black Water
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Copeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Dobson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Ararat
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Stony Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Red Brush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edmonds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Pino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Donnaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Tobaccoville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- River Ridge Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Dorchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Hunter Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Hunters Trace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Seward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Sherwood Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Houstonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Pinnacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Vade Mecum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Quaker Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Neatman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Aarons Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Lawsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Germanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ronda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Clingman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Traphill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Abshers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Dehart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Hays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Boonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Forbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- East Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Yadkinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Branon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Swan Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Cana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Pipers Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Nester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Woodlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pike City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Hillsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dugspur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Low Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turkey Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Turkey Ford.
Cemeteries Near Turkey Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turkey Ford.
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 Turkey Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turkey Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Hill Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blackwater UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dobson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dobson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Copeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (602 more) ...
- Blues Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Turkey Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turkey Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turkey Ford, with the one closest to Turkey Ford listed first.
- Copeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Dobson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Ash Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Ararat
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Crutchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Pilot Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 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 Turkey Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turkey Ford.
Newspapers Published in Turkey Ford ...
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 Turkey Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turkey Ford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turkey Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Turkey Ford:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Stokes County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson 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> | 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 Turkey Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Turkey Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |