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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 Bloomingdale (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 Bloomingdale. 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.

Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bloomingdale:

  • Robeson County     (The home county of Bloomingdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Orrum
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Proctorville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Barnesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Fairmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Allenton is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • McDonald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McDonald is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Lumberton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Raynham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Lowe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lowe is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
    • Rowland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elrod
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Elrod is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Butters
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
    • Bladenboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbottsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
    • Clarkton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dublin
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabethtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Olive
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Yorick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorick is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
    • Ruskin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
    • White Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosindale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Boardman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Evergreen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
    • Fair Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Mount Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Cedar Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 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)
    • Clarendon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Whiteville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Emerson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Cribb Town
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Lake View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Floydale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dillon is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <1>
    • Oakland Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
    • Little Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Latta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Latta is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <1>
    • Minturn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Green Sea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Finklea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Loris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <1>
    • Galivants Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gurley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Marion County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Nichols
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mullins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mullins is located in Marion County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <1>
    • Sellers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion is located in Marion County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
    • Rains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marlboro County (SC)
    • Red Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Bloomingdale, see our County-by-County Page for Bloomingdale.

Cemeteries Near Bloomingdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloomingdale.

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 Bloomingdale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bloomingdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Horne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Walters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Walters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Nye Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Herring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Walters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Proctorville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Flowers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Continue List   (448 more) ...
    • Hardin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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.<2>

While we didn't find Bloomingdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bloomingdale.

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

  • Orrum
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Orrum is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Barnesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Evergreen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fair Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Allenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Allenton is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
  • Gaddysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
  • Lumberton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chadbourn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richardson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Richardson is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
  • Bladenboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lowe is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Echo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Echo is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Nichols
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Bloomingdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomingdale.

Newspapers Published in Bloomingdale ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomingdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bloomingdale, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bloomingdale.

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 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 Bloomingdale:

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>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 Bloomingdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bloomingdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.