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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 Clear Run (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 Clear Run. 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.

Clear Run is located in Sampson 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 Sampson County: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Clear Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clear Run:

  • Sampson County     (The home county of Clear Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Run, with the one closest to Clear Run listed first.
    • Tomahawk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Delway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Delway is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
    • Ingold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingold is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
    • Kerr
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kerr is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
    • Garland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ivanhoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • McDaniels
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McDaniels is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
    • Beulah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Beulah is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Elliott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Elliott is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Moltonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Moltonville is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
    • Bonnetsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Run, with the one closest to Clear Run listed first.
    • White Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ammon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ammon is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Long View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Kelly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Elizabethtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Yorick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Yorick is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
    • Ruskin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
    • White Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • East Arcadia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Council
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Rosindale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
    • Dublin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Run, with the one closest to Clear Run listed first.
    • Sandyfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Armour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Riegelwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rico is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
    • Acme
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Acme is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Bolton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Byrdville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
    • Delco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland County
    • Stedman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Run, with the one closest to Clear Run listed first.
    • Harrells
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Harrells is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Brices Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
    • Concord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Safe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Safe is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
    • Duff Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
    • Rose Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Teachey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Teachey is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Wallace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
    • Tin City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tin City is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
    • Baltic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Baltic is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Carroll
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Charity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Charity is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Run, with the one closest to Clear Run listed first.
    • Atkinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Willard is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Watha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Currie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Murray Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
    • Burgaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Ashton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashton is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton

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

Cemeteries Near Clear Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear Run.

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 Clear Run - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Herring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Vann Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Melvin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kerr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Baylam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spearman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ingold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Herring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fennell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Benton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clear Run had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Tomahawk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Ingold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingold is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
  • Kerr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kerr is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
  • Taylors Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
  • Garland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waycross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Waycross is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Ivanhoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Parkersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkersburg is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Safe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Safe is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
  • Teachey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Teachey is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Rose Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Wallace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Magnolia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
    • Elliott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Elliott is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Clear Run ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clear Run, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clear Run.

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 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 Clear Run:

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>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 Clear Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Clear Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.