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 Union Grove (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 Union Grove. 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 Union Grove ...
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 Union Grove: Union Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Grove.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Union Grove is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Union Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Grove:
- Yadkin County (The home county of Union Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Forbush
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Nebo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- East Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yadkinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Branon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Courtney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Footville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Hamptonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Glade Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Gum Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Wallburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Tyro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Pino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Advance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Donnaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- River Ridge Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Dozier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Hunters Trace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Cinnamon Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Grapewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- The Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Oak Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Eaglewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Houstonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Turnersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Cool Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Love Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Woodleaf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Pinnacle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Neatman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Germanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Fulp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Stony Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Copeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Ararat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Elkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Ronda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Lomax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Roaring River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Traphill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Hays
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Cana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Ararat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Union Grove.
Cemeteries Near Union Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Grove.
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 Union Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forbush Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pilot View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Union Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Grove, with the one closest to Union Grove listed first.
- Forbush
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Poindexter
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Richmond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- East Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yadkinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Crutchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Longtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Copeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Donnaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Grove.
Newspapers Published in Union Grove ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Grove, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Grove.
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 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 Union Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Carroll County
- 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> | 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 Union Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Union Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |