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 Sheffield Terrace (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 Sheffield Terrace. 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 Sheffield Terrace ...
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 Sheffield Terrace: Sheffield Ter. (or less commonly used: Sheffield Terr.)
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.
Sheffield Terrace 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 Sheffield Terrace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheffield Terrace:
- Henry County (The home county of Sheffield Terrace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace 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
- Irisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Horse Pasture
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- 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
- Villa Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace listed first.
- Haycock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(30 miles [48.3 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 Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace listed first.
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(23 miles [37 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)
- 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)
- Hickman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Union Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(28 miles [45.1 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 Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace listed first.
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Patrick Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dodson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stuart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Charity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- 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
- Woolwine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace listed first.
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(24 miles [38.6 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 Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace listed first.
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Quick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Gatewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Locust Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- West Yanceyville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace listed first.
- Belews Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- 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
- 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
- Pine Knolls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- 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 Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace listed first.
- Scalesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Stokesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 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 Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Meadow Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 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 southwest)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace 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
- Pine Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danbury
(24 miles [38.6 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 Sheffield Terrace, see our County-by-County Page for Sheffield Terrace.
Cemeteries Near Sheffield Terrace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheffield Terrace.
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 Sheffield Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheffield Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- 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
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Price Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peoples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christian View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roselawn Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (592 more) ...
- Overlook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Sheffield Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheffield Terrace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheffield Terrace, with the one closest to Sheffield Terrace listed first.
- Ridgeway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Irisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Horse Pasture
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Matrimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Aiken Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Axton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stoneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- 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 Sheffield Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheffield Terrace.
Newspapers Published in Sheffield Terrace ...
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 Sheffield Terrace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheffield Terrace, 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 Sheffield Terrace.
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 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 Sheffield Terrace:
- 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 Sheffield Terrace, 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- Sheffield Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |