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 Vannoy (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 Vannoy. 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 hospitals 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.
Vannoy is located in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Vannoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vannoy:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Vannoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- McGrady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Wilbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Dehart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Millers Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moxley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Abshers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Purlear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Hays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cricket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Fairplains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Maple Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Vashti
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Ellendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Rocky Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liledoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Little River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scottville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Topia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Piney Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Transou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Glendale Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Obids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Wagoner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Yates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleetwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crumpler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Warrensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Kings Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Blowing Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Draco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cedar Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Patterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Mulberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Love Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Thurmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- State Road
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Zephyr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Low Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Round Peak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Stony Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laxon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Moretz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Rutherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Bamboo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Norris ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Boone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mabel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Shulls Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Vilas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Rena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Cycle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Windsors Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Trade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Baywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Flat Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Low Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Whitetop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trout Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Washington County (VA)
- Green Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vannoy, see our County-by-County Page for Vannoy.
Cemeteries Near Vannoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vannoy.
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 Vannoy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vannoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Burke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peak Creek Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Creek Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peak Creek Community Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Glendale Springs.
- The Peak Creek Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202515 <3>
- Stamper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- The Cranberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cranberry Community Cemetery
- Cranberry Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207025 <3>
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truitt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matt Carson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walters - Jacobs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Traphill.
- The Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Johnson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188960 <3>
- Prathers Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vannoy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vannoy, with the one closest to Vannoy listed first.
- Halls Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Wilbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Transou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
- Ore Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
- Laurel Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Obids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Dehart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Parsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Millers Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wagoner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Purlear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Furches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furches
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vannoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vannoy.
Newspapers Published in Vannoy ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vannoy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vannoy, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vannoy.
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 Vannoy:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Caldwell County
- Iredell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Johnson County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Washington 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vannoy) 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 Vannoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |