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 Stockton (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 Stockton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Stockton 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 Stockton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stockton:
- Henry County (The home county of Stockton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Axton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laurel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Irisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Chatmoss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Leatherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Sandy Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fieldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Horse Pasture
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Danville City
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Sydnorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Laprades Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Penhook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ferrum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Rocky Mount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Union Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Villa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Gogginsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Halifax County
- Sutherlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Stella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dodson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Nettleridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Stuart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Mount Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Worlds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Ridgecrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Museville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Weal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Tightsqueeze
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Chatham
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Kentuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Whittles
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Spring Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Gatewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Quick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Blanch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- West Yanceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guilford County (NC)
- Scalesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Draper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Spray ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 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 southwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- College Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stoneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth
(18 miles [29 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
- Ruffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Amostown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Pine Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stockton, see our County-by-County Page for Stockton.
Cemeteries Near Stockton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stockton.
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 Stockton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stockton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Starling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eggleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn Burial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peoples Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (619 more) ...
- Meadow View UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Berry Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stockton had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Axton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Irisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Aiken Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Leatherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Sandy River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Brosville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Spray ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Swansonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Figsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stockton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stockton.
Newspapers Published in Stockton ...
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 Stockton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stockton, 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 Stockton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Stockton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell 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 Stockton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stockton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |