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 Elams (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 Elams. 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.
Elams is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Franklin, Halifax, Northampton, Vance, Brunswick (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Elams. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elams:
- Warren County (The home county of Elams)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Vaughan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Wise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Arcola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Afton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Manson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Alert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Lake View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- White Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Granville County
- Townsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Airlie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- South Rosemary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Roanoke Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Hollister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Weldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Weldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heathsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Ringwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Allen Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Aventon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hilliardston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Taylor Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Henrico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Seaboard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Drewry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Adcock Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Gillburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Brunswick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Gasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gholsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ezell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Powellton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Brodnax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ante
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Totaro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Alberta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Emporia City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Emporia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Radium
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Radium is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Skippers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Claresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Lunenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Lochleven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Bagleys Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oral Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Wattsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Kenbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Marengo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Bracey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hagood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- La Crosse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Opie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Union Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Cusco Willa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Dunns Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Ogburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Boydton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Brokenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County (VA)
- Grizzard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elams, see our County-by-County Page for Elams.
Cemeteries Near Elams ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elams.
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 Elams - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elams covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braswell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macons Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elams had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elams, with the one closest to Elams listed first.
- Gasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valentines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Gholsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Vaughan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ezell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Diamond Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Marengo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Embro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Embro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embro
- Brokenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elams. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elams.
Newspapers Published in Elams ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elams.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elams, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elams.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elams:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Brunswick County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex 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 Elams, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elams) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |