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 Barker Ten Mile (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 Barker Ten Mile. 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 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.
Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Barker Ten Mile. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barker Ten Mile:
- Robeson County (The home county of Barker Ten Mile)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barker Ten Mile, with the one closest to Barker Ten Mile listed first.
- Saddletree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Lumberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Allenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lowe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Saint Pauls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rennert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Philadelphus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Pembroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Pates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- McDonald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raynham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barker Ten Mile, with the one closest to Barker Ten Mile listed first.
- Tar Heel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Butters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ruskin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Abbottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Yorick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Clarkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barker Ten Mile, with the one closest to Barker Ten Mile listed first.
- Boardman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Williamson Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fair Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Grist
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Chadbourn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Whiteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barker Ten Mile, with the one closest to Barker Ten Mile listed first.
- Ardulusa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Hope Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Timberlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Williams Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Fayetteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Vander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Bonnie Doone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Stedman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barker Ten Mile, with the one closest to Barker Ten Mile listed first.
- Dundarrach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Raeford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Timberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Sampson County
- Autryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Barker Ten Mile, with the one closest to Barker Ten Mile listed first.
- Crump Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Wagram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- East Laurinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Hasty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Laurinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barker Ten Mile, with the one closest to Barker Ten Mile listed first.
- Hamer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Red Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barker Ten Mile, see our County-by-County Page for Barker Ten Mile.
Cemeteries Near Barker Ten Mile ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barker Ten Mile.
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 Barker Ten Mile - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barker Ten Mile covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barker Ten Mile, with the one closest to Barker Ten Mile listed first.
- Gardens of Faith
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elizabeth Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oxendine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locklear Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locklear Family Cemetery
- The Locklear Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willis Locklear Family Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wishart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinlaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- McNeill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maynor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Singletary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Barker Ten Mile in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barker Ten Mile.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barker Ten Mile, with the one closest to Barker Ten Mile listed first.
- Lumberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saddletree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Howellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
- Lowe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Allenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Tolarsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
- Saint Pauls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Moss Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Tar Heel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Pembroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Pates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Orrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barker Ten Mile. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barker Ten Mile.
Newspapers Published in Barker Ten Mile ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barker Ten Mile.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barker Ten Mile, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barker Ten Mile.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Barker Ten Mile:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Sampson County
- Scotland County
- Dillon 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> | 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 Barker Ten Mile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barker Ten Mile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |