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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 Epsom (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 Epsom. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Epsom is primarily located in Franklin County. A portion of Epsom extends into Vance 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 Franklin County: Granville, Halifax, Nash, Vance, Wake & Warren.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Epsom)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
    • Lake View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake View is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Ingleside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Ingleside is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Alert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Alert is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
    • Louisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Katesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Katesville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
    • Mapleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mapleville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
    • White Level
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White Level is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
    • Franklinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Centerville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
    • Youngsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bunn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bunn is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunn <1>
    • Wake Forest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham County
    • Hampton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hampton is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Granville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
    • Fairport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairport is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Clay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Clay is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Wilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilton is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Oxford is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Tar River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Tar River is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
    • Townsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Gela
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gela is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
    • Providence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Providence is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Stovall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stovall is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Mount Energy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Energy is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
    • Hester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hester is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Bullock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
    • Hollister
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Airlie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Airlie is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Brinkleyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
    • Ringwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ringwood is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
    • White Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • White Oak is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Littleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
    • Castalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Castalia is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Lancaster Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mays Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
    • Edwards Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
    • Hunts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunts is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
    • Matthews Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
    • Taylors Store
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Taylors Store is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
    • Aventon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Aventon is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
    • Bass Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
    • Dukes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dukes is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Spring Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Person County
    • Moriah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Moriah is located in Person County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
  • Vance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
    • Gillburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gillburg is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
    • Bear Pond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Pond is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
    • Bobbitt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bobbitt is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
    • Gill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Gill is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Adcock Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
    • South Henderson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Henderson is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
    • Kittrell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Henderson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Flat Rock is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Middleburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dabney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dabney is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
    • Drewry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Drewry is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
    • New Light
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • New Light is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • Forestville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Forestville is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Rolesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Stony Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Hill is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
    • Wyatt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyatt is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Falls is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
    • Neuse Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
    • Neuse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zebulon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
    • Afton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Afton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Lickskillet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lickskillet is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Soul City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Soul City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
    • Manson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Snow Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Snow Hill is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Warrenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Norlina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren Plains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Warren Plains is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
    • Rose Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Wise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wise is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Arcola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Arcola is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Macon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
    • Palmer Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
    • Cusco Willa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
    • Shiny Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
    • Bracey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Averett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
    • Henrico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
    • Mill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Boydton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <1>
    • Finchley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
    • Marengo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Clarksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood

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

Cemeteries Near Epsom ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Epsom.

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 Epsom - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Epsom had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Letha ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Letha is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
  • Gillburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gillburg is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
  • Bobbitt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bobbitt is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
  • Ingleside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ingleside is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Kittrell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Moulton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moulton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
  • Henderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Afton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Afton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Brookston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brookston is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
  • Greystone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Greystone is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Laurel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Louisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Middleburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Watkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Watkins is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Katesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Katesville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville

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

Newspapers Published in Epsom ...

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 Epsom.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Epsom, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Epsom.

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 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 Epsom:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Epsom) 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 Epsom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.