Mount Herman, North Carolina

Albion is an unincorporated community in the Westfield Township of northeastern Surry County, North Carolina, United States. Prominent landmarks in the community include Albion Missionary Baptist Church and Albion Community Church.

Indian Grove is an unincorporated community in the South Westfield Township of northeastern Surry County, North Carolina, United States. Prominent landmarks in the community include Indian Grove Baptist Church.

Westfield Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 2,464 according to the 2000 census. Geographically, Westfield Township occupies 27.2 square miles (70 km2) in northeastern Surry County. There are no incorporated municipalities within Westfield Township; however, there are several smaller, unincorporated communities located here, including Albion, Mount Herman, Westfield and Woodville.

Woodville in an unincorporated community located in the Westfield Township of northeast Surry County, North Carolina, United States, near Big Creek (Powell 1968, p. 543). The main thoroughfare through the community is North Carolina Highway 89 (Westfield Road).

Slate Mountain is an unincorporated community located in northeast Surry County, North Carolina, United States between the Ararat River and Archies Creek (Powell 1968, p. 457). The community of Slate Mountain is named for the nearby summit of Slate Mountain which has an elevation 1,966 feet.

Asbury is an unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States. Asbury is a rural community about 10 miles north of Pilot Mountain and 11 miles east of Mount Airy, 1.5 miles south of the Virginia border.

Claudville is an unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. It is located near the Virginia/North Carolina state line at the intersection of Virginia State Route 103 and Virginia State Route 104. It is named after Virginia governor Claude A. Swanson who established the community's post office. Local business include a cafe opened by lifelong resident Harold E. Slate I and a number of churches. The nearest community is Ararat, 5.3 miles away. The area is known for Civil War reenactments, and a goldfish farm. In October 2009, the area opened the first ever public white spaces broadband network. There is one school, Trinity Christian School.

Long Branch is a 2.35 mi (3.78 km) long 1st order tributary to Clarks Creek in Patrick County, Virginia.

Double Spring Branch is a 1.80 mi (2.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Clarks Creek in Patrick County, Virginia.

Ararat is an unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, south of the Blue Ridge Parkway and north of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Ararat is located near the Virginia–North Carolina state line about five miles (8.0 km) north of Mount Airy and about 25 miles (40 km) west of Stuart, Virginia. The community's name comes from the Ararat River which flows through the area. The River takes its name from the Jefferson Fry Map of 1751, which calls Pilot Mountain part of the "Mountains of Ararat." The Saura Indian name for nearby Pilot Mountain in Surry County, North Carolina is "The Pilot" and the mountain reverted to that. The large monadnock mountain was thought to resemble a bullfrog and the Native Americans named it "Ratratrat," after the sound the animal makes. Early white settlers thought what they were saying sounded like "Ararat," the mountain which, according to the Bible, was the landing point of Noah's Ark. Blue Ridge Elementary School is located in the community. Several famous people were born in the community, such as the Reverend Bob Childress; "The Man Who Moved A Mountain," and James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, the Major General of Cavalry for Robert E. Lee during the American Civil War. Also, First Lieutenant Levi Barnard, eulogized by the band Old Crow Medicine Show in their song, "Levi". The J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace, the Laurel Hill Farm, is a preserved private park in the community that is open for self-guided tours daily and holds a Civil War encampment the first full weekend of October each year.

Sun Run is a 2.85 mi (4.59 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia. This is the only stream in the United States with this name.

Clarks Creek is a 6.39 mi (10.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia.