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 Elm Grove (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 Elm Grove. 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 Elm Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Elmgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Elm Grove: Elm Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elm Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elm Grove.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Elm Grove is located in Lenoir 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 Lenoir County: Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Elm Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elm Grove:
- Lenoir County (The home county of Elm Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Loftins Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Kinfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Albrittons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Deep Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Graingers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Pink Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Tick Bite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Grifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Cove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Fort Barnwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Tuscarora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Clark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- River Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Vanceboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Brices Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Ernul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Old Town Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Snug Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Resaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Potters Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Gradys Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Albertson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Drummersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Kornegay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Outlaws Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Petersburg Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
- Herrings Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Cabin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Glenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Contentnea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Speights Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sassers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Wise Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Combs Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Phillips Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pollocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Taylors Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hargetts Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Huffmantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Richlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Pond Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Catherine Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Half Moon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Shamrock Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Cardinal Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Acorn Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Foxhorn Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Pumpkin Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aragona Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Midway Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Quinerly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Coxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Clayroot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Ayden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rountree
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Calico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Renston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Shelmerdine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Winterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Bells Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Red Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Seven Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Saulston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Brogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Dudley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Goldsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elm Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Elm Grove.
Cemeteries Near Elm Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm Grove.
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 Elm Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elm Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Rouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- King Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Southwest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jesse B. Noble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rhem Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- White - Mercer - Richardson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Council F. Jarman Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- George W. Holland 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 Elm Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elm Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Kinston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Deep Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Cove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Closs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Closs is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closs
- Resaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Strabane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strabane is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strabane
- Fields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Fort Barnwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Olivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Grifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hugo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elm Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elm Grove.
Newspapers Published in Elm Grove ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Elm Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lenoir County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elm Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Elm Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |