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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Upper Sawra Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Upper Sawra Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Upper Sawra Town, please Contact Us.
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 Upper Sawra Town (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 Upper Sawra Town. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Upper Sawra Town is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Upper Sawra Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Sawra Town:
- Stokes County (The home county of Upper Sawra Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Danbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Vade Mecum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Capella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Wallburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Gum Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Bannertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Brinkley Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Crims Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Chestnut Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Rural Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- White Road ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- King
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Temora Lake Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Stokesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Guilford College
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Browns Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Rudd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Latham Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mayodan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Stoneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wittys Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- College Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- 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
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Pilot Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Ararat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Pine Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- East Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Carroll County (VA)
- Pike City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Franklin County (VA)
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Chatmoss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Irisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Sandy Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Laurel Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Reed Creek Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Nettleridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Peters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meadows of Dan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Dodson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Cascade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Sawra Town, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Sawra Town.
Cemeteries Near Upper Sawra Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Sawra Town.
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 Upper Sawra Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Sawra Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prestonville Martin - Joyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- First Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Hall Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin - Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- Bowman Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hard Bank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Upper Sawra Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Sawra Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Sawra Town, with the one closest to Upper Sawra Town listed first.
- Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Dillard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Danbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prestonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Neatman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ellisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Sawra Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Sawra Town.
Newspapers Published in Upper Sawra Town ...
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 Upper Sawra Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Sawra Town, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Sawra Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Upper Sawra Town:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Upper Sawra Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Sawra Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |