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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 Elizabethtown (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 Elizabethtown. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bladen County: Columbus, Cumberland, Pender, Robeson & Sampson.

Below are the counties that are near Elizabethtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elizabethtown:

  • Bladen County     (The home county of Elizabethtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elizabethtown, with the one closest to Elizabethtown listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
    • Yorick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
      • Yorick is located in Bladen County
    • White Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <2>
    • Ruskin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
    • Dublin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Clarkton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
      • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
    • Abbottsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
    • White Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bladenboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
      • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
    • Tar Heel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosindale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
    • Butters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Council
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
      • Council is located in Bladen County
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elizabethtown, with the one closest to Elizabethtown listed first.
    • Rico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
      • Rico is located in Columbus County
    • Mount Olive
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
    • Hallsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Whiteville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Waccamaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
      • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <2>
    • Redbug
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
      • Redbug is located in Columbus County
    • Evergreen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
    • Brunswick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bolton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Boardman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Sandyfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
      • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Chadbourn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grist
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
      • Grist is located in Columbus County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elizabethtown, with the one closest to Elizabethtown listed first.
    • Stedman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Judson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Cumberland County
    • Ardulusa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
      • Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
    • Vander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
      • Vander is located in Cumberland County
    • Hope Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
      • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <2>
  • Duplin County
    • Harrells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
      • Harrells is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Pender County
    • Atkinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elizabethtown, with the one closest to Elizabethtown listed first.
    • Allenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Robeson County
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker Ten Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
      • Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
    • Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rozier Siding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
      • Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
    • Lumberton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
    • Saint Pauls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saddletree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
      • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
    • Orrum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Proctorville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Lowe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
      • Lowe is located in Robeson County
    • Barnesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • Parkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkton
      • Parkton is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkton <2>
    • Rennert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rennert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
      • Rennert is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Fairmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elizabethtown, with the one closest to Elizabethtown listed first.
    • Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomahawk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomahawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
      • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
    • Kerr
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
      • Kerr is located in Sampson County
    • Ivanhoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivanhoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
    • Ingold
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
      • Ingold is located in Sampson County
    • McDaniels
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
      • McDaniels is located in Sampson County
    • Roseboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Snow Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
    • Delway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
      • Delway is located in Sampson County
    • Autryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
      • Autryville is located in Sampson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Salemburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Beulah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Sampson County
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Sampson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elizabethtown, see our County-by-County Page for Elizabethtown.

Cemeteries Near Elizabethtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elizabethtown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elizabethtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elizabethtown, with the one closest to Elizabethtown listed first.

  • Benson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mears Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bladen Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bladen Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bladen Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rising Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Melvin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melvin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McKoy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elizabethtown had a population of 309 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Elizabethtown had a population of 3,378 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Elizabethtown, with the one closest to Elizabethtown listed first.

  • Abbottsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
    • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
  • Clarkton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
    • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
  • Elkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Bladen County
  • Bladenboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
    • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
  • Emerson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Bladen County
  • Ammon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Ammon is located in Bladen County
  • Tar Heel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Richardson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
    • Richardson is located in Bladen County
  • Rosindale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
    • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
  • Westbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Bladen County
  • Council
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Council is located in Bladen County
  • Jerome
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Bladen County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomahawk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomahawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
      • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
    • Parkersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
      • Parkersburg is located in Sampson County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elizabethtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elizabethtown.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elizabethtown ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elizabethtown.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elizabethtown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elizabethtown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elizabethtown.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Elizabethtown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Elizabethtown:

The official website for Elizabethtown: www.elizabethtownnc.org/

The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Elizabethtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elizabethtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elizabethtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6240, Longitude: -78.6104       In this case, the coordinates for Elizabethtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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