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 Brickwood (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 Brickwood. 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.
Brickwood is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chatham, Harnett & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Brickwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brickwood:
- Lee County (The home county of Brickwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Broadway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edgewater Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Carolina Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- San-Lee Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Jonesboro Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Colon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Swann
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Saint Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Sanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osgood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Parkwood Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Green Valley Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Alamance County
- Mandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mandale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Brickhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Haywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Goldston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carbonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Pittsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bynum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Fearrington Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Bonlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spring Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Bragg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Point Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Bonnie Doone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Godwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Eastover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Falcon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Morrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Seminole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Ryes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Boone Trail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Olivia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mamers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Barbecue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Murchisontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Cokesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Luart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Pineview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Norrington Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Johnsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Southern Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Pinehurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Robbins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Dogwood Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Chapel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Hollemans Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Wilbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- New Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fuquay - Varina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Apex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Indian Trail
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Macks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- McCullers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Dutchess Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Hazelwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brickwood, see our County-by-County Page for Brickwood.
Cemeteries Near Brickwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brickwood.
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 Brickwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brickwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McQueen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Starlight Memorial Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norrington Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrington Cemetery
- The Norrington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norrington AME Zion Church Cemetery
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farmville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Brickwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brickwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brickwood, with the one closest to Brickwood listed first.
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Haywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merry Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Spout Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lillington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- New Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Barclaysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brickwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brickwood.
Newspapers Published in Brickwood ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brickwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brickwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brickwood.
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 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 Brickwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Durham County
- Harnett County
- Johnston County
- Moore County
- Orange County
- Wake 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brickwood) 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 Brickwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |