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 Cornwall (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 Cornwall. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cornwall is located in Granville 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 Granville County: Durham, Franklin, Person, Vance, Wake, Halifax (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Cornwall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cornwall:
- Granville County (The home county of Cornwall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Wilbourns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Stovall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Gela
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Bullock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Townsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Stem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Tar River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Fairport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Hester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Semora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Rougemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bahama
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Lake View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Franklinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Alert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Berryland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Fieldstream
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Caldwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Charter Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- North Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Kindful Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Laws
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Allensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Moriah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Roxboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Tirzah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Timberlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Whitt Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Cates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Ceffo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Allens Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Roseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hurdle Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Dabney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Flat Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Drewry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adcock Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Bear Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Gillburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Kittrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bobbitt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Rose Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Manson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Soul City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Norlina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Wise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Warren Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Warrenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Charlotte County (VA)
- Wylliesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna County (VA)
- Scottsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Virgilina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Mayo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Cluster Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Westside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Clover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Banister Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Averett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Shiny Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Henrico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Jeffress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Finchley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Orgainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Skipwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Boydton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cusco Willa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Chase City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cornwall, see our County-by-County Page for Cornwall.
Cemeteries Near Cornwall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cornwall.
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 Cornwall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cornwall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Winston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Callahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Royster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Puryear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ligon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- John Penns Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- State Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cornwall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cornwall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cornwall, with the one closest to Cornwall listed first.
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Stovall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Satterwhite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Satterwhite is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Bullock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Averett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Siddon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddon
- Virgilina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Buffalo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Junction is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Junction
- Soudan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Soudan is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huntsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsboro is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Berea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cornwall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cornwall.
Newspapers Published in Cornwall ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornwall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cornwall, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cornwall.
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 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 Cornwall:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Granville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Vance County
- Warren County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Mecklenburg 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> | 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 Cornwall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cornwall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |