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 Elberon (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 Elberon. 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 and hospitals 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.
Elberon 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 Elberon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elberon:
- Warren County (The home county of Elberon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Afton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Lickskillet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Soul City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Manson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norlina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warren Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Vaughan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Alert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- White Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Louisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mapleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Katesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Franklinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Youngsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Wake Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Townsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bullock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stovall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Clay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Gela
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Tar River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mount Energy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Hester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Hollister
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Airlie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Littleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Ringwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Heathsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- South Rosemary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Aventon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Castalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lancaster Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Matthews Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Taylors Store
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Edwards Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Dukes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Hilliardston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Hunts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Bass Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Northampton County
- Henrico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Adcock Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Middleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gillburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Bear Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Drewry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Bobbitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Gill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Kittrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Forestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- New Light
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Rolesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Gasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Brodnax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gholsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Palmer Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Bracey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cusco Willa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Hagood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Boydton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shiny Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- La Crosse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Finchley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- South Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Brokenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elberon, see our County-by-County Page for Elberon.
Cemeteries Near Elberon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elberon.
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 Elberon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elberon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manson Missionary Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Warrenton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whites Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lovely Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alpha Omega Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blacknall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Plains Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Elberon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elberon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elberon, with the one closest to Elberon listed first.
- Afton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Epsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Epsom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Inez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Inez is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Brookston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookston is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
- Greystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Gillburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Manson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Moulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moulton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warren Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elberon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elberon.
Newspapers Published in Elberon ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elberon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elberon, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elberon.
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 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 Elberon:
- 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
- Wake County
- Brunswick County
- Mecklenburg County
- Spotsylvania 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 Elberon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elberon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |