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 Bird Cage (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 Bird Cage. 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.
Bird Cage is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Bird Cage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bird Cage:
- Columbus County (The home county of Bird Cage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Cage, with the one closest to Bird Cage listed first.
- Chadbourn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grist
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Cerro Gordo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Williamson Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Whiteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boardman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cribb Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Cage, with the one closest to Bird Cage listed first.
- Bladenboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Butters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Clarkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Council
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Dublin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Elizabethtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yorick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Ruskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Tar Heel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Cage, with the one closest to Bird Cage listed first.
- Ash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Exum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Longwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Makatoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Cage, with the one closest to Bird Cage listed first.
- Orrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Barnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Proctorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Fairmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Barker Ten Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Lowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Raynham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Saddletree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Cage, with the one closest to Bird Cage listed first.
- Lake View
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Cage, with the one closest to Bird Cage listed first.
- Green Sea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Loris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Gurley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Little Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cebu is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Cool Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Galivants Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Cage, with the one closest to Bird Cage listed first.
- Nichols
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bird Cage, see our County-by-County Page for Bird Cage.
Cemeteries Near Bird Cage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bird Cage.
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 Bird Cage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bird Cage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bird Cage, with the one closest to Bird Cage listed first.
- Chadbourn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Regar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gowans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Porters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (426 more) ...
- Whiteville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Callihan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Bird Cage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bird Cage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bird Cage, with the one closest to Bird Cage listed first.
- Chadbourn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Whiteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Fair Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Orrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Barnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Abbottsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Bladenboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ironhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hallsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Clarkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bird Cage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bird Cage.
Newspapers Published in Bird Cage ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bird Cage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bird Cage, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bird Cage.
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 helpful 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 Bird Cage:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Robeson County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion 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 Bird Cage, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bird Cage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |