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 Branshermill (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 Branshermill. 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.
Branshermill is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Edgecombe, Greene, Johnston, Nash, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Branshermill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Branshermill:
- Wilson County (The home county of Branshermill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Elm City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Sims
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Scotts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Lucama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Macclesfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinetops
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cobb Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Hartsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Henrietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Battleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Sutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Bunn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- White Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Speights Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Contentnea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Snow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Jason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Hookerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Enfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseneath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Kenly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stancils Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Beulahtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Micro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Rains Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Archer Lodge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Wilson's Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Cliftonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Winstead Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Joyners Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Ashburk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Langley Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Sandy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Strickland Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Easonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- High Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Halifax Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Snells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Stanhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Fountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Farmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Whitehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Renston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Rountree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Zebulon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wendell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pikeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nahunta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Saulston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Goldsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Elroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Raynor Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Branshermill, see our County-by-County Page for Branshermill.
Cemeteries Near Branshermill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Branshermill.
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 Branshermill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Branshermill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Toisnot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eli P. Haynes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Wilson.
- The Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Womble Cemetery
- Womble Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337787 <2>
- Varnell Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pineview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northeastern Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pineview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Branshermill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Branshermill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Branshermill, with the one closest to Branshermill listed first.
- Elm City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Saint Lewis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Lucama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Connor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Penelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Branshermill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Branshermill.
Newspapers Published in Branshermill ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Branshermill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Branshermill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Branshermill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Branshermill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Johnston County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Wake County
- Wayne 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Branshermill) 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 Branshermill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |