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 Arabia (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 Arabia. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Arabia is located in Hoke 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 Hoke County: Cumberland, Moore, Richmond, Robeson & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Arabia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arabia:
- Hoke County (The home county of Arabia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Dundarrach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Raeford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Timberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Ashley Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Tar Heel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ruskin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Timberlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ardulusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Kingsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Bonnie Doone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Fort Bragg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- North Point Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Overhills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Spout Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Twin Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Johnsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Pineview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Anderson Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Barbecue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Murchisontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Walkertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Fonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Norrington Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Swann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Lemon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Aberdeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pinebluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Taylortown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Foxfire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Hoffman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Steen Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Lumber Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Parkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Red Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rennert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Philadelphus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Saint Pauls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Saddletree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Pates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Sampson County
- Autryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Crump Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Laurinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hasty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- McColl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arabia, see our County-by-County Page for Arabia.
Cemeteries Near Arabia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arabia.
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 Arabia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arabia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- McGougan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandy Grove UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Biblical Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cobb Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Community Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Condly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKinsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ausley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wellington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Nicholson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McNeill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Arabia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arabia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arabia, with the one closest to Arabia listed first.
- Lumber Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Red Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roslin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Hope Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wakulla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wakulla is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
- Philadelphus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Saint Pauls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Grays Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Floral College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Saddletree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arabia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arabia.
Newspapers Published in Arabia ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arabia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arabia, 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 Arabia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Arabia:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Hoke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Sampson County
- Scotland County
- Marlboro 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arabia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Arabia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |