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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 Angelview (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 Angelview. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Angelview is located in Wake County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wake County: Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston & Nash.

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

  • Wake County     (The home county of Angelview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angelview, with the one closest to Angelview listed first.
    • Wendell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eagle Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
    • Shotwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shotwell is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
    • Zebulon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Knightdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Emerald Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Emerald Village is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
    • Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Auburn is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Rolesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Skycrest Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
    • Timberlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Timberlake is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Millbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Millbrook is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Brentwood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
    • Garner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chatham County
    • Cary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cary is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <1>
  • Durham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angelview, with the one closest to Angelview listed first.
    • Morrisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Nelson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Nelson is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Brassfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brassfield is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
  • Edgecombe County
    • Sharpsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angelview, with the one closest to Angelview listed first.
    • Sutton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sutton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Bunn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunn is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunn <1>
    • Wake Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Katesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Katesville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
    • Mapleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mapleville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
    • Franklinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Louisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ingleside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ingleside is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • White Level
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • White Level is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
  • Granville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angelview, with the one closest to Angelview listed first.
    • Wilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilton is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Mount Energy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Energy is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
    • Creedmoor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angelview, with the one closest to Angelview listed first.
    • Angier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclaysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
    • Rawls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rawls is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
    • Chalybeate Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
    • Coats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Coats is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <1>
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angelview, with the one closest to Angelview listed first.
    • Archer Lodge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
      • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
      • Archer
    • Clayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stancils Chapel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
    • Wilson's Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
    • Redwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
    • Selma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Selma is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <1>
    • West Smithfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
    • Beulahtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
    • Micro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Micro is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Fairfield is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Smithfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kenly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kenly is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <1>
    • Willow Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Nash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angelview, with the one closest to Angelview listed first.
    • Rogers Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
    • Murraytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Murraytown is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
    • Middlesex
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Middlesex is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Union Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Hope is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
    • Rocky Cross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
    • Samaria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Samaria is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Bailey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Gold Valley Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frazier Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
    • Floods Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
    • Stanhope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stanhope is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
    • High Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angelview, with the one closest to Angelview listed first.
    • Nahunta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nahunta is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
    • Fremont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pikeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Raynor Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angelview, with the one closest to Angelview listed first.
    • Sims
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Scotts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Scotts is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Lucama
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Black Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Wilson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Eastwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Eastwood is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Elm City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Angelview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Angelview.

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 Angelview - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Whitley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jack Bailey Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Doub Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hocutt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jeffrey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>

While we didn't find Angelview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Angelview.

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

  • Wendell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Eagle Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
  • Shotwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shotwell is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
  • Archer Lodge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Earpsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hope is located in Nash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
  • Milburnie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Milburnie is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburn is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Wilson's Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Connor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Connor is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
  • Rolesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sutton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sutton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Garner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Neuse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Angelview ...

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 278 newspapers that have been published in the area around Angelview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Angelview, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Angelview.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Angelview:

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>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 Angelview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Angelview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.