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 Crystal Park (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 Crystal Park. 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 doctors and 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.
Crystal Park is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Crystal Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal Park:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Crystal Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hope Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Kingsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Highland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Ardulusa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Williams Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie Doone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- North Point Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Tar Heel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Ruskin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Yorick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Overhills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Twin Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Anderson Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Spout Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Walkertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Flat Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Pineview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Fonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Barbecue
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Bunnlevel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Norrington Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Rockfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Dundarrach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Timberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Bowmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Ashley Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Swann
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Carolina Trace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Lemon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Parkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Rex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Saint Pauls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rennert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Shannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Red Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saddletree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Philadelphus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Barker Ten Mile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Lowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Autryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rebel City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Huntley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Roseboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salemburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Plain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- McDaniels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Reynolds Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Spiveys Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Crump Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crystal Park, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal Park.
Cemeteries Near Crystal Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal Park.
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 Crystal Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Adcox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McFayden Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfish Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holt Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hair - Massey Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542392 <2>
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Crystal Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crystal Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hope Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roslin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Vander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Lumber Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Cedar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Saint Pauls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Stedman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Wade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal Park.
Newspapers Published in Crystal Park ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal Park, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal Park.
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 Crystal Park:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Robeson County
- Sampson County
- Scotland 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 Crystal Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Crystal Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |