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 Contentnea (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 Contentnea. 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 and 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.
Contentnea is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Edgecombe, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Contentnea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Contentnea:
- Greene County (The home county of Contentnea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Speights Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walstonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Maury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Jason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Glenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fort Barnwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Drummersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- 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
- Blizzards Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Albertson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Herrings Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- 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
- Resaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Scotts Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Hills Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Cobb Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Macclesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pinetops
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Henrietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conetoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Princeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Hartsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Kenly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beulahtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Micro
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stancils Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Redwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Wise Forks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Shady Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sassers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- La Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Graingers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Grifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Tick Bite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Albrittons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Loftins Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Deep Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Pink Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Cliftonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Winstead Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- 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
- High Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Ashburk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Bailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Langley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Sandy Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Strickland Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Farmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Fountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Renston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Ayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Summerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Winterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Falkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Bells Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ripple City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Saulston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Elroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Walnut Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Goldsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nahunta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Seven Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Black Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Eastwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Lucama
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Spring Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Elm City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sims
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Contentnea, see our County-by-County Page for Contentnea.
Cemeteries Near Contentnea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Contentnea.
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 Contentnea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Contentnea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eason Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maury Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Maury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386125 <2>
- Sunset Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Farmville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420542 <2>
- Hollywood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- Old Mill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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, Contentnea had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Contentnea, with the one closest to Contentnea listed first.
- Castoria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
- Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Speights Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Shine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Lizzie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lizzie is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Faro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Fieldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Jason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Stantonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Glenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marlboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Saulston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Contentnea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Contentnea.
Newspapers Published in Contentnea ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Contentnea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Contentnea, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Contentnea.
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 either 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 Contentnea:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Nash 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Contentnea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Contentnea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |