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 Barnesville (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 Barnesville. 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 doctors and 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.
Barnesville 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 Barnesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnesville:
- Robeson County (The home county of Barnesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Proctorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Orrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Fairmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Allenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Raynham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Lumberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Rowland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Alfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Butters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Clarkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tar Heel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Rosindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Ruskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Yorick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Boardman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Fair Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Williamson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Grist
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Chadbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Clarendon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Cribb Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakland Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Little Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Latta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Green Sea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Finklea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Loris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Galivants Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Aynor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Daisy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Nichols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Red Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Clio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnesville, see our County-by-County Page for Barnesville.
Cemeteries Near Barnesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnesville.
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 Barnesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Noblin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pitman - Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sealey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
- The Edwards Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47294 <2>
- Nobles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Herring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barnesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Barnesville had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
- Orrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Fair Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Gaddysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Nichols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chadbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Lumberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Bladenboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnesville.
Newspapers Published in Barnesville ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnesville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnesville.
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 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 Barnesville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion 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 Barnesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barnesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |