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 Farmlife (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 Farmlife. 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 and 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.
Farmlife is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Farmlife. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmlife:
- Martin County (The home county of Farmlife)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmlife, with the one closest to Farmlife listed first.
- Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Williamston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Everetts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Robersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gold Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parmele
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hassell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oak City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmlife, with the one closest to Farmlife listed first.
- Pinetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Walla Watta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washington Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- River Road
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Gaylord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Chocowinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitepost
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pantego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmlife, with the one closest to Farmlife listed first.
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Merry Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Avoca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Askewville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Edenhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Lewiston Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Chowan County
- Edenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmlife, with the one closest to Farmlife listed first.
- Coakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Conetoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Speed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmlife, with the one closest to Farmlife listed first.
- Hobgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Hyde County
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmlife, with the one closest to Farmlife listed first.
- Congleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Pactolus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Whichard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Grimesland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Stokes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Oakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Whitehurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Bells Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmlife, with the one closest to Farmlife listed first.
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wenona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Pine Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skinnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmlife, see our County-by-County Page for Farmlife.
Cemeteries Near Farmlife ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmlife.
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 Farmlife - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farmlife covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmlife, with the one closest to Farmlife listed first.
- Manning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tices Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Staton - Biggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rogers Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Memorial Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barnhill Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery
- Wootentown Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Everett Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Farmlife in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farmlife.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmlife, with the one closest to Farmlife listed first.
- Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Latham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Everetts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bunyan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bunyan is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Pactolus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Gaylord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sans Souci
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sans Souci is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grimesland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Chocowinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robersonville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Farmlife. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmlife.
Newspapers Published in Farmlife ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmlife.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmlife, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmlife.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Farmlife:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Chowan County
- Edgecombe County
- Halifax County
- Hyde County
- Pitt County
- Washington 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farmlife) 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 Farmlife, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |