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 Cherry Grove (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 Cherry Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Cherry Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Cherrygrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Cherry Grove: Cherry Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cherry Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherry Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Cherry Grove 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 Cherry Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherry Grove:
- Columbus County (The home county of Cherry Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cerro Gordo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fair Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Emerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Clarendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Williamson Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grist
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Tabor City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cribb Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Chadbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Ironhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Boardman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Butters
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Abbottsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Bladenboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Exum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Barnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Orrum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Raynham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Barker Ten Mile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Alfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Lake View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Green Sea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Finklea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Loris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Cool Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Galivants Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cebu is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Aynor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Little Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Longs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Laughlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Sellers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherry Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Cherry Grove.
Cemeteries Near Cherry Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherry Grove.
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 Cherry Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherry Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Godwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lovett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buffkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strickland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gapway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Granger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (443 more) ...
- Gowans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jernigan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Cherry Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cherry Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherry Grove, with the one closest to Cherry Grove listed first.
- Emerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Cerro Gordo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fair Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Clarendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Finklea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Chadbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Ironhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Loris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orrum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Bayboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherry Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherry Grove.
Newspapers Published in Cherry Grove ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherry Grove, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherry Grove.
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 Cherry Grove:
- 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> | 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 Cherry Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cherry Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |