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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 Vienna Forest (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 Vienna Forest. 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 Vienna Forest ...
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 Vienna Forest: Vienna Frst.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Vienna Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vienna Forest:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Vienna Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Vienna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Robinhood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Robin Hood Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Sherwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Mill Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- River Ridge Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Cutters Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Hunters Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Cinnamon Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Grapewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Gum Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Reedy Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Welcome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sapona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Jefferson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mocksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Oak Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stokesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guilford College
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Houstonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Olin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Ellisboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Needmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Woodleaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Ellis Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Shannon Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Yadkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Mocksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Meadowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Pinnacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Germanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Capella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Fulp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Flat Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Walnut Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Vade Mecum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pilot Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Black Water
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Courtney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Yadkinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Footville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vienna Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Vienna Forest.
Cemeteries Near Vienna Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vienna Forest.
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 Vienna Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vienna Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forsyth Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethabara Moravin God's Acre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westlawn Gardens of Memory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ogburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Vienna Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vienna Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vienna Forest, with the one closest to Vienna Forest listed first.
- Vienna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Lewisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pfafftown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Donnaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tobaccoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alspaugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Rural Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wyo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vienna Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vienna Forest.
Newspapers Published in Vienna Forest ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vienna Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vienna Forest, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vienna Forest.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Vienna Forest:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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 Vienna Forest, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vienna Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |