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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood Forest: Lakewood 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Lakewood Forest 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 Lakewood Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakewood Forest:
- Henry County (The home county of Lakewood Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fieldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Bassett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Laurel Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Irisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Oak Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Carroll County
- Pike City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Haycock
(24 miles [38.6 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 Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Sydnorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Ferrum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Laprades Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Gogginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Redwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Algoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(12 miles [19.3 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stuart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Charity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Peters Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Woolwine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Cascade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Mount Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Worlds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Quick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Brinkley Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Crims Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Dennis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Pine Knolls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- White Road ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Bannertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Bonanza Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Kynwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Chestnut Trails
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Guilford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Stokesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Matrimony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mayodan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Spray ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Draper ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Ellisboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Amostown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Danbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Pine Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Vade Mecum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakewood Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Lakewood Forest.
Cemeteries Near Lakewood Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakewood 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 Lakewood Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakewood Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christian View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Price UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price UMC Cemetery
- The Price UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peoples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gibson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Matthews Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roselawn Burial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (628 more) ...
- Old Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Lakewood Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakewood Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakewood Forest, with the one closest to Lakewood Forest listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Blackberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Matrimony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Nettleridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Sandy Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beaver Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Irisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakewood Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakewood Forest.
Newspapers Published in Lakewood 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakewood Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakewood Forest, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakewood Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lakewood Forest:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- 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 Lakewood 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakewood Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |