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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 Allenton (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 Allenton. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Allenton is located in Robeson County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Allenton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allenton:

  • Robeson County     (The home county of Allenton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
    • Lumberton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker Ten Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
      • Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
    • Orrum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Saddletree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Proctorville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Lowe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
      • Lowe is located in Robeson County
    • Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • McDonald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Pauls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Raynham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
    • Butters
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Bladenboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
      • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
    • Dublin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Tar Heel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbottsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruskin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Clarkton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
      • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
    • Elizabethtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
    • Mount Olive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
    • Jerome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Bladen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jerome
      • From Allenton to Jerome
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
    • Boardman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Evergreen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Olive
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Chadbourn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Grist
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fair Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Rico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Whiteville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brunswick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
    • Ardulusa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hope Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Timberlake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Judson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Williams Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
      • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Hoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
    • Dundarrach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundarrach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
      • Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
    • Gold Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gold Hill
      • From Allenton to Gold Hill
    • Rockfish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockfish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
      • Rockfish is located in Hoke County
  • Dillon County (SC)
  • Marion County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allenton, see our County-by-County Page for Allenton.

Cemeteries Near Allenton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allenton.

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 Allenton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wishart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wishart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wishart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robeson Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robeson Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robeson Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Singletary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singletary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singletary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Britt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Britt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Britt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enoch Britt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Singletary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singletary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singletary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elizabeth Heights Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Heights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabeth Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (379 more) ...
    • Britt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Britt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Britt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Faulk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nance Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nance Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Allenton had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Lumberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Richardson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
    • Richardson is located in Bladen County
  • Howellsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
    • Howellsville is located in Robeson County
  • Bladenboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
    • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
  • Orrum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
    • Orrum is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Saddletree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
    • Lowe is located in Robeson County
  • Evergreen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Abbottsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tar Heel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tolarsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolarsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
    • Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
  • Moss Neck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
    • Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Barnesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • Buie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
      • Buie is located in Robeson County
    • Saint Pauls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Allenton ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allenton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allenton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allenton.

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 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 Allenton:

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

The official website for Robeson County: www.co.robeson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5924, Longitude: -78.9268    
<5>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.
<6>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 Allenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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