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 Derby (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 Derby. 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.
Derby is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Derby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Derby:
- Richmond County (The home county of Derby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Norman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Honey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- East Rockingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Yates Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Hamlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Steen Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Lilesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Ansonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wadesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- McFarlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Roper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Bennett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Ashley Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Bowmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Raeford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dundarrach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- White Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Lemon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Wadeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Mount Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Ether
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Asbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Abner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Foxfire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Jackson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- West End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Taylortown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Pinehurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seven Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Southern Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Seagrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Michfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Laurel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Crump Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Wagram
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Laurinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Laurinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Stanly County
- Norwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Newtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Derby, see our County-by-County Page for Derby.
Cemeteries Near Derby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Derby.
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 Derby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Derby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Marcus Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McDonalds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Ellerbe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rourks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Derby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Derby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Jackson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- West End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Pinebluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Capels Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Roberdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Southern Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Littles Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Derby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Derby.
Newspapers Published in Derby ...
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 Derby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Derby, 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 Derby.
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 helpful 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 Derby:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Chatham County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Marlboro 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 Derby, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Derby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |