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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 Cliftonville (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 Cliftonville. 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 hospitals 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.

Cliftonville is primarily located in Nash County. A portion of Cliftonville extends into Wilson 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 Nash County: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Vance, Wake, Warren & Wilson.

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

  • Nash County     (The home county of Cliftonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
    • Winstead Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Strickland Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strickland Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Crossroads
      • Strickland Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Sandy Cross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • High Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
      • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Langley Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
      • Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Joyners Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyners Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
      • Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
    • Easonburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
      • Easonburg is located in Nash County
    • Ashburk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
      • Ashburk is located in Nash County
    • Stanhope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamm Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamm Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamm Crossroads
      • Lamm Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Bailey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <3>
    • Floods Chapel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floods Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
      • Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
  • Edgecombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
    • Sharpsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Mount
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mercer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mercer
      • From Cliftonville to Mercer
    • Lancaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
    • Macclesfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pinetops
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hartsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
      • Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartsboro
      • From Cliftonville to Hartsboro
    • Hartsease
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsease. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
      • Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartsease
      • From Cliftonville to Hartsease
    • Battleboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobb Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
    • Henrietta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
    • Sharp Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
      • Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
  • Franklin County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
    • Fieldsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Walstonburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Speights Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
    • White Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Halifax County
    • Ringwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ringwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
      • Ringwood is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ringwood
      • From Cliftonville to Ringwood
    • Enfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
    • Kenly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Kenly is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
    • Beulahtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Micro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Micro is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Rains Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Archer Lodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Redwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
      • Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
    • Pine Level
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
    • Selma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson's Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Johnston County
    • Smithfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
    • Fountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
    • Farmville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Falkland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
      • Falkland is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wendell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Shotwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shotwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
      • Shotwell is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shotwell
      • From Cliftonville to Shotwell
    • Rolesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
      • Rolesville is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <3>
  • Wayne County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
    • Elm City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
    • Wilson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sims
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Wilson County
    • Black Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Lucama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
      • Lucama is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <3>
    • Saratoga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stantonsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cliftonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cliftonville.

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 Cliftonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

While we didn't find Cliftonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cliftonville.

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

  • Elm City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wilson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sharpsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanhope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nashville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bridgersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
    • Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
  • Connor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
    • Connor is located in Wilson County
  • Lucama
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
    • Lucama is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <3>
  • Black Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Rocky Mount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Nash County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oakland
    • From Cliftonville to Oakland
  • Saint Lewis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
    • Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Cliftonville ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cliftonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cliftonville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cliftonville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cliftonville:

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

The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Cliftonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cliftonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8149, Longitude: -77.9407       In this case, the coordinates for Cliftonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Cliftonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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