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 East Lumberton (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 East Lumberton. 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.
Name Variations for East Lumberton ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Lumberton: E. Lumberton
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
East Lumberton is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near East Lumberton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Lumberton:
- Robeson County (The home county of East Lumberton)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lumberton, with the one closest to East Lumberton listed first.
- Lumberton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Barker Ten Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Lowe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Saddletree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Orrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Fairmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raynham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Pembroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lumberton, with the one closest to East Lumberton listed first.
- Butters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Heel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Abbottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ruskin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Yorick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Clarkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Ammon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lumberton, with the one closest to East Lumberton listed first.
- Boardman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Williamson Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fair Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Grist
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Chadbourn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Whiteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lumberton, with the one closest to East Lumberton listed first.
- Ardulusa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Hope Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Timberlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Judson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Williams Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Highland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kingsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lumberton, with the one closest to East Lumberton listed first.
- Dundarrach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Bowmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Raeford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lumberton, with the one closest to East Lumberton listed first.
- East Laurinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Crump Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Laurinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lumberton, with the one closest to East Lumberton listed first.
- Lake View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Dillon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marion County (SC)
- Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Red Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Lumberton, see our County-by-County Page for East Lumberton.
Cemeteries Near East Lumberton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Lumberton.
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 East Lumberton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Lumberton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Lumberton, with the one closest to East Lumberton listed first.
- Hollywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elizabeth Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wishart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gardens of Faith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robeson Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Oxendine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Britt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Britt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 East Lumberton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Lumberton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Lumberton, with the one closest to East Lumberton listed first.
- Lumberton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lowe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Saddletree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Howellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
- Orrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Richardson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Moss Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Bladenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tolarsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
- Buie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Pembroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Pauls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Lumberton. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Lumberton.
Newspapers Published in East Lumberton ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lumberton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Lumberton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Lumberton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 East Lumberton:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Scotland County
- Dillon County
- Marion 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> | 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 East Lumberton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Lumberton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |