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 Black Ford (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 Black Ford. 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.
Black Ford 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 Black Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Ford:
- Hoke County (The home county of Black Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Rockfish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Raeford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Timberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Dundarrach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Ashley Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Bowmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Five Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Bladen County
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Fort Bragg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie Doone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kingsford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spring Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Point Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Timberlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Hope Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ardulusa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Overhills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Spout Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Pineview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Barbecue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Murchisontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Anderson Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Flat Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Norrington Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Boone Trail
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Lemon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Swann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Quail Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- White Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Carolina Trace
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Parkwood Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Saint Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Tramway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Broadway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Edgewater Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Western Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southern Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinehurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Taylortown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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 Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Hoffman
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Lumber Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Parkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Shannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Red Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rennert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Saint Pauls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Saddletree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Maxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sampson County
- Autryville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Crump Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Laurinburg
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Black Ford.
Cemeteries Near Black Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Ford.
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 Black Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Biblical Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Grove UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McGougan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McNeill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adcox Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Vass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47810 <2>
- Blue Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McMillan Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Black Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Ford, with the one closest to Black Ford listed first.
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Hope Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Lumber Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Manly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Roslin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Southern Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pinebluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grays Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Ford.
Newspapers Published in Black Ford ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Ford, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Ford.
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 either 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 Black Ford:
- 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
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Ford) 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 Black Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |