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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 Arcola (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 Arcola. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Arcola is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Franklin, Halifax, Northampton, Vance, Brunswick (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Arcola)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Vaughan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughan <2>
    • Lickskillet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickskillet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
      • Lickskillet is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lickskillet
      • From Arcola to Lickskillet
    • Macon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
    • Warrenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Church Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Church Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Church Hill
      • From Arcola to Church Hill
    • Afton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Snow Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Warren County
    • Warren Plains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Norlina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
      • Wise is located in Warren County
    • Soul City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soul City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
      • Soul City is located in Warren County
    • Manson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Hill
      • From Arcola to Rose Hill
  • Edgecombe County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Centerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Franklin County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Centerville
      • From Arcola to Centerville
    • Alert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • White Level
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Lake View is located in Franklin County
    • Ingleside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mapleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mapleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
      • Mapleville is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mapleville
      • From Arcola to Mapleville
    • Louisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Katesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Katesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
      • Katesville is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Katesville
      • From Arcola to Katesville
    • Bunn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sutton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Granville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Townsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Granville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairport
      • From Arcola to Fairport
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Hollister
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brinkleyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ringwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ringwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
      • Ringwood is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ringwood
      • From Arcola to Ringwood
    • White Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Halifax County
    • Littleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Heathsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heathsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
      • Heathsville is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heathsville
      • From Arcola to Heathsville
    • Allen Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Enfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • South Rosemary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rosemary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
      • South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
    • Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Halifax County
    • Halifax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Roanoke Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Weldon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
      • South Weldon is located in Halifax County
  • Nash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Aventon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aventon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
      • Aventon is located in Nash County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aventon
      • From Arcola to Aventon
    • Hilliardston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
      • Hilliardston is located in Nash County
    • Taylors Store
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Castalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Hickory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Nash County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory <2>
    • Dukes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dukes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
      • Dukes is located in Nash County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dukes
      • From Arcola to Dukes
    • Lancaster Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Matthews Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matthews Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
      • Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Red Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
    • Gold Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Corinth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Nash County
    • Drake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Nash County
  • Northampton County
  • Vance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Middleburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Vance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <2>
    • Drewry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drewry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
      • Drewry is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Drewry
      • From Arcola to Drewry
    • Gillburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gillburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
      • Gillburg is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gillburg
      • From Arcola to Gillburg
    • Flat Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Vance County
    • Bear Pond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bobbitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bobbitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
      • Bobbitt is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bobbitt
      • From Arcola to Bobbitt
    • Gill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Gill is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gill
      • From Arcola to Gill
    • Henderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • South Henderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
      • South Henderson is located in Vance County
    • Kittrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Vance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <2>
    • Dabney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Brunswick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Gasburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gholsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gholsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
      • Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gholsonville
      • From Arcola to Gholsonville
    • Brodnax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ezell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Powellton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ante
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
      • Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ante
      • From Arcola to Ante
    • Netta ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
      • Netta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
  • Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Bracey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
      • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hagood
      • From Arcola to Hagood
    • Marengo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • La Crosse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <2>
    • Cusco Willa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cusco Willa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
      • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cusco Willa
      • From Arcola to Cusco Willa
  • Spotsylvania County (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Arcola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arcola.

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

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

  • Lynch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lovely Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovely Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovely Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saunders Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gay Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avent Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ward Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiggins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ricks Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Ricks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Green Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Arcola had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Essex
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Essex is located in Halifax County
  • Grove Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Warren County
  • Inez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Warren County
  • Airlie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Airlie is located in Halifax County
  • Brinkleyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Embro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embro
    • Embro is located in Warren County
  • Ita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
    • Ita is located in Halifax County
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Franklin County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Centerville
    • From Arcola to Centerville
  • Ringwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ringwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
    • Ringwood is located in Halifax County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ringwood
    • From Arcola to Ringwood
  • Vaughan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Vaughan is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughan <2>
  • Littleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Macon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
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    • Aurelian Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelian Springs
      • Aurelian Springs is located in Halifax County
    • Hilliardston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
      • Hilliardston is located in Nash County
    • Glenview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in Halifax County

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

Newspapers Published in Arcola ...

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 Arcola.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arcola, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arcola.

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 Arcola:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Arcola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arcola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arcola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2887, Longitude: -77.9814    









 

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