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 Coley Acres (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 Coley Acres. 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 doctors 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.
Coley Acres is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Coley Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coley Acres:
- Wayne County (The home county of Coley Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saulston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Nahunta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Elroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Mar-Mac Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Raynor Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Walnut Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Drummersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Blizzards Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Calypso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Gradys Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Outlaws Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Beautancus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Herrings Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Hills Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Albertson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Scotts Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Faison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Summerlins Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Macclesfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Sharpsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Pinetops
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Contentnea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Speights Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Jason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walstonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Glenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Maury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Hookerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Rains Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kenly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Micro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Pine Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stancils Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Bentonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fields
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Albrittons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Kinston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Graingers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Grifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Loftins Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- High Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Winstead Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Middlesex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rogers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Strickland Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Floods Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
- Stanhope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Joyners Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Sandy Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Frazier Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Farmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Fountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Renston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Falkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Ayden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Newton Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Wendell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Black Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stantonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Eastwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Saratoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Sims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elm City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coley Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Coley Acres.
Cemeteries Near Coley Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coley Acres.
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 Coley Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coley Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Pikesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edgerton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Mill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope Friends Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Augustus Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Friends Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnant Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnant Family Cemetery
- The Hinnant Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Needham B. Hinnant Family Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Coley Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coley Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coley Acres, with the one closest to Coley Acres listed first.
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saulston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Greenleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Faro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Pinkney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Black Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stantonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Best
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coley Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coley Acres.
Newspapers Published in Coley Acres ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coley Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coley Acres, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coley Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Coley Acres:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Lenoir County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Sampson County
- Wake 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 Coley Acres, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coley Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |