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 Draughn (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 Draughn. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Draughn is located in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County: Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Draughn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Draughn:
- Edgecombe County (The home county of Draughn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Gethsemane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Leggett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Whitakers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Speed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Hope Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Battleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Hartsease
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Tarboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Roxobel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Kelford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Aulander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Drew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Hexlena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Roseneath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Scotland Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braswells Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Hobgood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Tillery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allen Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Heathsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Ringwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hertford County
- Menola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Oak City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Parmele
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Everetts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Taylor Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Drake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gold Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dortches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Halifax Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Red Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Ashburk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Easonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Westry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Hilliardston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Rich Square
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eagletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Lasker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Garysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Potecasi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Gaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seaboard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Falkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Oakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Fountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Congleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Stokes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Warren County
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Elm City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Draughn, see our County-by-County Page for Draughn.
Cemeteries Near Draughn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Draughn.
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 Draughn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Draughn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Bellamy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bulluck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joyner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Pettitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Draughn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Draughn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Draughn, with the one closest to Draughn listed first.
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Leggett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Scotland Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitakers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hobgood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Battleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Penelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Hartsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Tarboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tillery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Ruggles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ruggles is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Draughn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Draughn.
Newspapers Published in Draughn ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Draughn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Draughn, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Draughn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Draughn:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgecombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Pitt County
- Warren 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> | 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 Draughn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Draughn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |