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 Farmer (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 Farmer. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Farmer is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Farmer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmer:
- Randolph County (The home county of Farmer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Mechanic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Asheboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eleazer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Michfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Central Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seagrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Trinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Yow Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Cabarrus County
- Rimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Bennett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Siler City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Complex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Handy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Eden ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Silver Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Fair Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Thomasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Southmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Cotton Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Jefferson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Horneytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Yorktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Beeson Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Allen Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Sherwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Freeman Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- High Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkman Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Climax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Julian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Latham Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Southmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Abner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Ophir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Asbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Allreds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ether
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Biscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Candor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Jugtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Craven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Gold Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trading Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Timbercreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Yadkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Crescent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- East Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Rockwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Palmerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Badin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Albemarle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Cedar Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Millingport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmer, see our County-by-County Page for Farmer.
Cemeteries Near Farmer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmer.
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 Farmer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farmer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Balfour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Friends Meeting Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grace Baptist Temple Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- John Wesley Stand Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newsom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huldah Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Workman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel 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 Farmer had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmer, with the one closest to Farmer listed first.
- Mechanic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Handy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Ulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ulah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Cid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cid is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
- Pinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pinson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
- Eleazer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Healing Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Jackson Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Ophir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Immer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Immer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immer
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Central Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmer.
Newspapers Published in Farmer ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmer, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmer.
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 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 Farmer:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Rowan County
- Stanly 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Farmer) 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 Farmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |