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 Enterprise (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 Enterprise. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Enterprise 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 Enterprise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enterprise:
- Warren County (The home county of Enterprise)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Vaughan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warren Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Arcola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Afton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Lickskillet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Manson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Whitakers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Alert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- White Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Ingleside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Granville County
- Townsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Littleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- South Rosemary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Brinkleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Hollister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roanoke Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Heathsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Ringwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- South Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Allen Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Aventon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hilliardston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Taylors Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Taylor Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Castalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Dukes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Gold Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Matthews Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Red Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Drake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Henrico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seaboard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Drewry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Adcock Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Gillburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Bear Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Bobbitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Brunswick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Gasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ankum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gholsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ezell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Powellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Brodnax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Ante
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edgerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Totaro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Dolphin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Emporia City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Emporia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Skippers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Radium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Radium is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Lunenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Lochleven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Bagleys Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Bracey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Palmer Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- La Crosse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Cusco Willa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Opie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Dunns Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Ogburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Boydton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Brokenburg
(17 miles [27.4 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 Enterprise, see our County-by-County Page for Enterprise.
Cemeteries Near Enterprise ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enterprise.
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 Enterprise - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enterprise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macons Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lovely Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Braswell Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Old Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Enterprise in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enterprise.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Littleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elams
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elams is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elams
- Church Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Embro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Embro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embro
- Ebony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Grove Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grove Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Airlie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Aurelian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aurelian Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelian Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Valentines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Warren Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enterprise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enterprise.
Newspapers Published in Enterprise ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enterprise.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enterprise, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enterprise.
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 Enterprise:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Brunswick County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Lunenburg 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 Enterprise, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enterprise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |