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 Shannon Hills (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 Shannon Hills. 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 hospitals and 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.
Shannon Hills 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 Shannon Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shannon Hills:
- Henry County (The home county of Shannon Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Ridgeway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Horse Pasture
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Villa Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Irisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Laurel Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fieldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Axton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Danville City
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills 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
(29 miles [46.7 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 Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Prilliman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Barfoot
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Redwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Penhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gogginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Union Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dodson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stuart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Charity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Grady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Mount Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Worlds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Ridgecrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Museville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Weal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Tightsqueeze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- 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
- Gatewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- 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
- 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
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Brinkley Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Guilford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Scalesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Stokesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Matrimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Draper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- College Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Mayodan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Amostown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- 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
- Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Pine Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Aarons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shannon Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Shannon Hills.
Cemeteries Near Shannon Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shannon Hills.
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 Shannon Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shannon Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peoples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Price UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price UMC Cemetery
- The Price UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christian View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Price Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roselawn Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Overlook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (605 more) ...
- Matthews Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Starling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Shannon Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shannon Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shannon Hills, with the one closest to Shannon Hills listed first.
- Ridgeway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Horse Pasture
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Matrimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Irisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Stockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Aiken Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Axton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- 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
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Shannon Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shannon Hills.
Newspapers Published in Shannon Hills ...
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 Shannon Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shannon Hills, 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 Shannon Hills.
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 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 Shannon Hills:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Shannon Hills, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shannon Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |