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 Stokesland (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 Stokesland. 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.

Newspapers Published in Stokesland ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stokesland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stokesland, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stokesland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Stokesland:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Stokesland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stokesland.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stokesland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stokesland, with the one closest to Stokesland listed first.

• Stokesland Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stokesland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stokesland Cemetery
• Danville Memorial Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville Memorial Gardens
• Schoolfield Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoolfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoolfield Cemetery
• Grove Street Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Street Cemetery
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Mt. View Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
• Mt. View Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
• Moss Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
• Hickory Grove UMC Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove UMC Cemetery
• Oak Hill Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
• Freedmens Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedmens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedmens Cemetery
• Danville National Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville National Cemetery
• Green Hill Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
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  • Leemont Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leemont Cemetery
  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
  • Scearce Gammon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scearce Gammon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scearce Gammon Cemetery

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 Stokesland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stokesland.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Stokesland, with the one closest to Stokesland listed first.

• Pelham
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
• Gatewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
• Vandola
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
  • Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County
• Buford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Pittsylvania County
• Bachelors Hall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelors Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
  • Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County
• Mayfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Rockingham County (NC)
• Mount Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
  • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
• Blackwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
  • Blackwell is located in Caswell County (NC)
• Purley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Purley is located in Caswell County (NC)
• Oak Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
• Ruffin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffin
  • Ruffin is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruffin <4>
• Allison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Caswell County (NC)
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  • Blanch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanch
    • Blanch is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanch <4>
  • Vance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Vance is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Brosville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brosville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
    • Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stokesland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stokesland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stokesland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/