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 Break Reed Ford (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 Break Reed Ford. 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 Break Reed Ford ...
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.
Another variation: Break Read Ford.
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 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.
Break Reed Ford 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 Break Reed Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Break Reed Ford:
- Henry County (The home county of Break Reed Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Sandy Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Axton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss
(6 miles [9.7 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 north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Villa Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Horse Pasture
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Reed Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Danville City
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Laprades Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Prilliman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Penhook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Patrick Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dodson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stuart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Charity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Peters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Grady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Ridgecrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Worlds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Weal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Museville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Tightsqueeze
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Kentuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Transco Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Alamance County (NC)
- Altamahaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Quick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Gatewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Locust Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- West Yanceyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Blanch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yanceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Estelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crims Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Pine Knolls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Guilford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Scalesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Browns Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stokesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Spray ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Meadow Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Draper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Matrimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- College Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Ruffin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayodan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Amostown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Pine Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Snow Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Bailey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Walnut Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Break Reed Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Break Reed Ford.
Cemeteries Near Break Reed Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Break Reed Ford.
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 Break Reed Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Break Reed Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Starling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow View UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Price Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Ridge View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (497 more) ...
- Dan View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Break Reed Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Break Reed Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Break Reed Ford, with the one closest to Break Reed Ford listed first.
- Spray ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Aiken Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Irisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Matrimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Axton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Brosville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Break Reed Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Break Reed Ford.
Newspapers Published in Break Reed Ford ...
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 Break Reed Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Break Reed Ford, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Break Reed Ford.
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 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 Break Reed Ford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Franklin 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Break Reed Ford) 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 Break Reed Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |