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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 Clarendon (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 Clarendon. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Clarendon is located in Columbus County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties 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 Clarendon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarendon:

  • Columbus County     (The home county of Clarendon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarendon, with the one closest to Clarendon listed first.
    • Cribb Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
    • Emerson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabor City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironhill
      • From Clarendon to Ironhill
    • Chadbourn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Grist
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brunswick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Bethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bethel
      • From Clarendon to Bethel
    • Nakina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Level
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarendon, with the one closest to Clarendon listed first.
    • Abbottsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Clarkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
      • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
    • Bladenboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
      • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
    • Butters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Rosindale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosindale
      • From Clarendon to Rosindale
    • Council
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
      • Council is located in Bladen County
    • Mount Olive
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarendon, with the one closest to Clarendon listed first.
    • Ash
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Exum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Exum
      • From Clarendon to Exum
    • Longwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
    • Makatoka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Carolina Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Calabash
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
      • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <2>
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarendon, with the one closest to Clarendon listed first.
    • Barnesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • Marietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Orrum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Proctorville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Fairmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Allenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lumberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • McDonald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dillon County (SC)
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarendon, with the one closest to Clarendon listed first.
    • Green Sea
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Finklea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finklea
      • From Clarendon to Finklea
    • Daisy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gurley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
      • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Longs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Allen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cebu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
      • Cebu is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Cool Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hand
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
      • Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hand
      • From Clarendon to Hand
    • Hickory Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Marion County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarendon, see our County-by-County Page for Clarendon.

Cemeteries Near Clarendon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarendon.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Todd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cribb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cribb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cribb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myrtle Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Soles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cribb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cribb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cribb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meares Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meares Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prince Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prince Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prince Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (409 more) ...
    • Spivey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spivey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spivey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Graham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clarendon had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Emerson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ironhill
    • From Clarendon to Ironhill
  • Mollie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mollie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
    • Mollie is located in Columbus County
  • Chadbourn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cerro Gordo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Finklea
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Finklea
    • From Clarendon to Finklea
  • Loris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Whiteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Dothan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
    • Dothan is located in Columbus County
  • Evergreen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Daisy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bug Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bug Hill
      • From Clarendon to Bug Hill
    • Old Dock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
      • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
    • Gurley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarendon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarendon.

Newspapers Published in Clarendon ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarendon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarendon, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarendon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Clarendon:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarendon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Clarendon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarendon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarendon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2101, Longitude: -78.8452    









 

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