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 Elberta (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 Elberta. 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 doctors and 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.
Elberta is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Elberta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elberta:
- Moore County (The home county of Elberta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Eagle Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seven Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Zion Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- West End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jackson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Foxfire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Taylortown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Robbins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Ansonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Lilesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Bennett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carbonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bonlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Goldston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Murchisontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Johnsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Olivia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pineview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Ashley Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Bowmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- White Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Lemon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Parkwood Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Tramway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Western Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Saint Andrews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Cumnock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnock is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
- Glenwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Green Valley Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Candor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Biscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ether
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Asbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wadeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Abner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- 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
- Ophir
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Yow Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Seagrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Michfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Coleridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Eleazer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Asheboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ramseur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Mangum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Honey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rockingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yates Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Dobbins Heights
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Cordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Hamlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scotland County
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Norwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Badin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Palmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elberta, see our County-by-County Page for Elberta.
Cemeteries Near Elberta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elberta.
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 Elberta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elberta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Candor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marcus Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDonalds Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaulah Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Biscoe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Elberta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elberta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
- West End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Candor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capels Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ether
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Onvil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Southern Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pinebluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allreds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elberta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elberta.
Newspapers Published in Elberta ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elberta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elberta, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elberta.
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 Elberta:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Chatham County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Scotland County
- Stanly 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> | 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- Elberta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Elberta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |