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 Falkland (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 Falkland. 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 doctors 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.
Falkland is located in Pitt 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 Pitt County: Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Martin & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Falkland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Falkland:
- Pitt County (The home county of Falkland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Ripple City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Whitehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Bells Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Heritage Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Renston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Rosedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Chocowinity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Washington Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Craven County
- Fort Barnwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Sharp Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Cobb Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Conetoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Pinetops
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macclesfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Princeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Tarboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Hope Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Maury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Speights Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Contentnea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Hookerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Jason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Hobgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Roseneath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Braswells Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Scotland Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Grifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tick Bite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Graingers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kinfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Parmele
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hassell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Everetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Oak City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Ashburk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Joyners Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Easonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- North Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Winstead Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Cliftonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Halifax Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Langley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Sandy Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Dortches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Drake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Westry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Snells Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Saulston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eastwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Elm City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Lucama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scotts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Sims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Falkland, see our County-by-County Page for Falkland.
Cemeteries Near Falkland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Falkland.
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 Falkland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Falkland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Farmville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420542 <3>
- Henry W. Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry W. Martin Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry W. Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry W. Martin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Bethel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459327 <3>
- Sunset Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gleenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Varnell Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edgecombe Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzo Nobles Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dancy Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Falkland had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Falkland had a population of 98 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Falkland, with the one closest to Falkland listed first.
- Hollands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollands is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
- Old Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Conetoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Marlboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mildred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Fieldsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Saint Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Renston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Winterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Bridgersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Falkland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Falkland.
Newspapers Published in Falkland ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Falkland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Falkland, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Falkland.
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 Falkland:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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> | 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- Falkland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Falkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |