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 Appie (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 Appie. 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 hospitals and 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.
Appie is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Edgecombe, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Appie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Appie:
- Greene County (The home county of Appie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Walstonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Speights Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Fieldsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Contentnea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Jason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Hookerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Drummersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Macclesfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Pinetops
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Sharpsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Henrietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hartsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Conetoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hartsease
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Princeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Kenly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beulahtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Rains Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Micro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stancils Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Pine Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jones County
- Wise Forks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- La Grange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fields
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Graingers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Grifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kinston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tick Bite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Kinfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Albrittons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Loftins Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Martin County
- Parmele
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Cliftonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Winstead Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Joyners Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Ashburk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- High Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Easonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Langley Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Sandy Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Strickland Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Halifax Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Snells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rountree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Renston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Red Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ayden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ripple City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Saulston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nahunta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Berkeley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Elroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Goldsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Mar-Mac Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Genoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Brogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Saratoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eastwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Lucama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scotts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Sims
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Appie, see our County-by-County Page for Appie.
Cemeteries Near Appie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Appie.
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 Appie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Appie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Farmville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420542 <3>
- Eureka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eason Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toisnot Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Varnell Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of Wilson.
- The Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Womble Cemetery
- Womble Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337787 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Appie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Appie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Appie, with the one closest to Appie listed first.
- Speights Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Saratoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Fieldsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Stantonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Castoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Castoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
- Contentnea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Faro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Marlboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Lizzie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lizzie is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Shine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Bridgersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Appie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Appie.
Newspapers Published in Appie ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Appie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Appie, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Appie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Appie:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Wayne County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Appie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Appie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |