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 Grassy Creek (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 Grassy Creek. 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 Grassy Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grassy Creek: Grassy Crk. (or less commonly used: Grassy Ck. or Grassy Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grassy Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grassy Creek.
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.
Grassy Creek 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 Grassy Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grassy Creek:
- Henry County (The home county of Grassy Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Villa Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fieldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatmoss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Stanleytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Reed Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Bassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Danville City
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Haycock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Floyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Henry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Sydnorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Ferrum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Redwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Gogginsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Villa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Penhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dodson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stuart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Charity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Grady
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Worlds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Mount Cross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Museville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Ridgecrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Weal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Tightsqueeze
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Quick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Gatewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- 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 south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Guilford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Scalesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Stokesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Matrimony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stoneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Spray ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Mayodan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Draper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- College Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wentworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Amostown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Aarons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Vade Mecum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Surry County (NC)
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grassy Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Grassy Creek.
Cemeteries Near Grassy Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grassy Creek.
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 Grassy Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grassy Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Knob Cemetery is located
- The Chestnut Knob Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnes Cemetery
- Barnes Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303562 <2>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christian View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Price UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price UMC Cemetery
- The Price UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Matthews Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (649 more) ...
- Price Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Grassy Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grassy Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Matrimony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Reed Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Blackberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Irisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Figsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Axton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grassy Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grassy Creek.
Newspapers Published in Grassy Creek ...
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 Grassy Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grassy Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grassy Creek.
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 helpful 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 Grassy Creek:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry 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> | 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 Grassy Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Grassy Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |