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 Laurel Park (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 Laurel Park. 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 northwest 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 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.
Laurel Park 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 Laurel Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Park:
- Henry County (The home county of Laurel Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Chatmoss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Leatherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Axton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Villa Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fieldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stanleytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Horse Pasture
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Danville City
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Haycock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Sydnorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Laprades Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Ferrum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Redwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Penhook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dodson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Critz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Elamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Patrick Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Charity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Stuart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woolwine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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 Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Swansonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Worlds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Mount Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Museville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Ridgecrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Weal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Tightsqueeze
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Chatham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Whittles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Kentuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Gatewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Quick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Blanch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Matrimony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Meadow Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Spray ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Draper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- College Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stoneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wentworth
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Mayodan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Amostown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Pine Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danbury
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Park, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Park.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Park.
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 Laurel Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Barrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eggleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peoples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Jamison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carver Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (668 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jamison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belcher Cemetery
(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 Laurel Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Park, with the one closest to Laurel Park listed first.
- Stockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Leatherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Irisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Figsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aiken Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Sandy River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Reed Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Horse Pasture
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brosville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Laurel Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Park.
Newspapers Published in Laurel Park ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Park, 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 Laurel Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Laurel Park:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell 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> | 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 Laurel Park, 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 from Point A (ie- Laurel Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |