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 Fair Bluff (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 Fair Bluff. 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 Fair Bluff ...
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: Fairbluff.
- A typical abbreviation for Fair Bluff: Fair Blf. (or less commonly used: Fair Bluf.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Fair Bluff is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Fair Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fair Bluff:
- Columbus County (The home county of Fair Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Bluff, with the one closest to Fair Bluff listed first.
- Cerro Gordo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Williamson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grist
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Chadbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Tabor City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Cribb Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Ironhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Bluff, with the one closest to Fair Bluff listed first.
- Bladenboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Abbottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Clarkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Rosindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Bluff, with the one closest to Fair Bluff listed first.
- Barnesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Marietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Orrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Allenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Raynham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Lumberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Alfordsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Elrod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Bluff, with the one closest to Fair Bluff listed first.
- Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Latta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Minturn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Bluff, with the one closest to Fair Bluff listed first.
- Green Sea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Finklea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Loris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Galivants Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Aynor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Red Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cebu is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Little Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Cochran Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Bluff, with the one closest to Fair Bluff listed first.
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Tabernacle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fair Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Fair Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Fair Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fair Bluff.
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 Fair Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fair Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fair Bluff, with the one closest to Fair Bluff listed first.
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meares Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lovett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Page Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
- The Edwards Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47294 <2>
- Hammon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Britt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fair Bluff had a population of 243 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fair Bluff had a population of 879 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fair Bluff, with the one closest to Fair Bluff listed first.
- Cerro Gordo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Barnesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Orrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Chadbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gaddysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Finklea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Ironhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Whiteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fair Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fair Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Fair Bluff ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fair Bluff, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fair Bluff.
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 Fair Bluff:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Robeson County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion 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 Fair Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fair Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |