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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 Farmville (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 Farmville. 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.

Farmville is located in Pitt County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties 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 Farmville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmville:

  • Pitt County     (The home county of Farmville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
    • Fountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
    • Falkland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
      • Falkland is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Red Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Pitt County
    • Renston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
      • Renston is located in Pitt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Renston
      • From Farmville to Renston
    • Summerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Pitt County
    • Rountree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Winterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • House
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ripple City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripple City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
      • Ripple City is located in Pitt County
    • Windsor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Pitt County
    • Ayden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
      • Ayden is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <2>
    • Bells Fork
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
    • Chocowinity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
      • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <2>
    • Rosedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Craven County
  • Edgecombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
    • Cobb Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
    • Sharp Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
      • Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
    • Macclesfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinetops
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Conetoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mercer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mercer
      • From Farmville to Mercer
    • Henrietta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
    • Lancaster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
    • Princeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
    • Summerfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
    • Tarboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hartsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
      • Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartsboro
      • From Farmville to Hartsboro
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
    • Fieldsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fieldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
      • Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fieldsboro
      • From Farmville to Fieldsboro
    • Walstonburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Maury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Speights Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Snow Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hookerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
      • Hookerton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <2>
    • Glenfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenfield
      • From Farmville to Glenfield
    • Jason
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnston County
    • Kenly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Kenly is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <2>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
    • Wise Forks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wise Forks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
      • Wise Forks is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wise Forks
      • From Farmville to Wise Forks
    • Perfection
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perfection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
      • Perfection is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perfection
      • From Farmville to Perfection
  • Lenoir County
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
    • Parmele
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parmele have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
      • Parmele is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Robersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
      • Robersonville is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <2>
    • Gold Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hassell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Grass
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
      • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Everetts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
      • Everetts is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Oak City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
      • Oak City is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <2>
  • Nash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
    • Cliftonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Joyners Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyners Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
      • Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
    • Winstead Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashburk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
      • Ashburk is located in Nash County
    • Easonburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
      • Easonburg is located in Nash County
    • Langley Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
      • Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Halifax Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
      • Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
    • High Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
      • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • North Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
      • North Green is located in Nash County
    • Sandy Cross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Strickland Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strickland Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Crossroads
      • Strickland Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Westry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
    • Eureka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Saulston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saulston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
      • Saulston is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saulston
      • From Farmville to Saulston
    • Fremont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pikeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Berkeley Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
      • Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
    • Elroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Wayne County
    • Walnut Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Goldsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nahunta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Seven Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mar-Mac Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
      • Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
    • Saratoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stantonsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eastwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Wilson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
    • Lucama
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
      • Lucama is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <2>
    • Scotts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Wilson County
    • Sims
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Farmville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eason Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Free Union Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maury Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lorenzo Nobles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brownhill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Artis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gleenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gleenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gleenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Farmville had a population of 140 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Farmville had a population of 4,747 people.

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

  • Marlboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
    • Marlboro is located in Pitt County
  • Fieldsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fieldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
    • Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fieldsboro
    • From Farmville to Fieldsboro
  • Castoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
    • Castoria is located in Greene County
  • Lizzie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lizzie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
    • Lizzie is located in Greene County
  • Speights Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ormondsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ormondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormondsville
    • Ormondsville is located in Greene County
  • Falkland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
    • Falkland is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Renston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
    • Renston is located in Pitt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Renston
    • From Farmville to Renston
  • Contentnea
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contentnea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
    • Contentnea is located in Greene County
  • Rountree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
    • Hollands is located in Pitt County
  • Snow Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Farmville ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Farmville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Farmville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Farmville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Farmville.

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 Farmville:

The official website for Farmville: www.farmville-nc.com/

The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Farmville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5970, Longitude: -77.5855    
<5>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.
<6>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 Farmville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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