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 Closs (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 Closs. 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 doctors and 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.
Closs is located in Lenoir 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 Lenoir County: Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Closs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Closs:
- Lenoir County (The home county of Closs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Tick Bite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Graingers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Grifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinfield Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loftins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Albrittons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Fields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Deep Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- La Grange
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pink Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Chocowinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blounts Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Rosedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- River Road
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fort Barnwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Cove City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Vanceboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Ernul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- River Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Trent Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Brices Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- New Bern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Gradys Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Drummersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Resaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Albertson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Outlaws Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Herrings Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Blizzards Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Kornegay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Potters Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Leon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Scotts Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Cabin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Sharp Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Cobb Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Hookerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Maury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jason
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Contentnea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Speights Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Fieldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Wise Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Perfection
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Sassers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Pollocks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Phillips Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Combs Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Comfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Jones Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Olivers Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Huffmantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Richlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Quinerly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Coxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Ayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rountree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Clayroot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Renston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Calico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Shelmerdine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Winterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Summerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Bells Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Red Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Seven Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Saulston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Berkeley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Goldsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Closs, see our County-by-County Page for Closs.
Cemeteries Near Closs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Closs.
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 Closs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Closs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Rhem Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jesse B. Noble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grifton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grifton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Grifton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285292 <2>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White - Mercer - Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Live Oak FWB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quinerly Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southwest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Artis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- Southview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- King Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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, Closs had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Closs, with the one closest to Closs listed first.
- Grifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Kinston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Barnwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Johnsons Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Mills is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Mills
- Littlefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Maplecypress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maplecypress is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
- Coxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Hookerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cove City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Ormondsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ormondsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormondsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rountree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Glenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Closs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Closs.
Newspapers Published in Closs ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Closs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Closs, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Closs.
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 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 Closs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lenoir County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Closs, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Closs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |