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 Aiken Summit (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 Aiken Summit. 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 northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Aiken Summit is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Rockingham (NC), Stokes (NC), Franklin, Patrick & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Aiken Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aiken Summit:
- Henry County (The home county of Aiken Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Sandy Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Villa Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Horse Pasture
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Danville City
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Prilliman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Penhook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ferrum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Rocky Mount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Halifax County
- Sutherlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Dodson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Patrick Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Ridgecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Worlds
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Tightsqueeze
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Weal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Kentuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Museville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Chatham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Spring Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Alamance County (NC)
- Altamahaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Whitetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Gatewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Quick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- West Yanceyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Blanch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yanceyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Forsyth County (NC)
- Stonewood Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Guilford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Scalesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Browns Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rudd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stokesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Draper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spray ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- College Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Matrimony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ruffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wentworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Stoneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Amostown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Pine Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Bailey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Danbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Lawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aiken Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Aiken Summit.
Cemeteries Near Aiken Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aiken Summit.
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 Aiken Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aiken Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Starling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadow View UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dan View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soyar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Price Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slaydon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (504 more) ...
- Barrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Eden (NC).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47279 <2>
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, Aiken Summit had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aiken Summit, with the one closest to Aiken Summit listed first.
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Irisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Brosville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Bachelors Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Sandy River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Matrimony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aiken Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aiken Summit.
Newspapers Published in Aiken Summit ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aiken Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aiken Summit, 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 Aiken Summit.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Aiken Summit:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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- Aiken Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Aiken Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |