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 Flowers (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 Flowers. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Flowers is located in Johnston 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 Johnston County: Harnett, Nash, Sampson, Wake, Wayne & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Flowers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flowers:
- Johnston County (The home county of Flowers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Archer Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Wilson's Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stancils Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- West Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Redwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beulahtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Micro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham County
- Cary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Durham County
- Morrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Sutton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Bunn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wake Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mapleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Katesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Louisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Barclaysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Angier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Buies Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Rawls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Dunn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Erwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kipling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Rogers Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Middlesex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Murraytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Union Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Bailey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Cross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Samaria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Frazier Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
- Gold Valley Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- High Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Floods Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
- Stanhope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Blackmans Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Newton Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plain View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Shotwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Wendell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Zebulon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knightdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Emerald Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Garner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Skycrest Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Timberlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Hertford Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Raleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Nahunta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Raynor Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Fremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grantham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Goldsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Mar-Mac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Saulston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Berkeley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Brogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucama
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scotts
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Spring Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eastwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Elm City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stantonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flowers, see our County-by-County Page for Flowers.
Cemeteries Near Flowers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flowers.
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 Flowers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flowers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Batten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whitley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jeffrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rains Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Flowers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flowers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flowers, with the one closest to Flowers listed first.
- Archer Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Wilson's Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shotwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Earpsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
- Wendell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Micro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bagley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bagley is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Kenly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Connor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flowers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flowers.
Newspapers Published in Flowers ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flowers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flowers, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flowers.
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 websites either 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 Flowers:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Johnston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Harnett County
- Nash County
- Sampson County
- Wake 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flowers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flowers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |