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 Fox Run (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 Fox Run. 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 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.
Fox Run is located in Nash 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 Nash County: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Vance, Wake, Warren & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Fox Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Run:
- Nash County (The home county of Fox Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Halifax Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Ashburk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Easonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Westry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Joyners Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- North Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Langley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Snells Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Dortches
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Regency Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Drake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Sandy Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Rocky Mount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Battleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Hartsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Whitakers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leggett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Gethsemane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Henrietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Pinetops
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- White Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Mapleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Bunn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Louisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Ingleside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Speights Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Contentnea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Enfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollister
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roseneath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Brinkleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Heathsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Hobgood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Scotland Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braswells Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Airlie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Allen Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Stancils Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Kenly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Oak City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parmele
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Fountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Whitehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Wake County
- Zebulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Arcola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lickskillet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Elm City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Scotts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Black Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Run, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Run.
Cemeteries Near Fox Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Run.
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 Fox Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Battle Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pineview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Northeastern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- May Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drake Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Fox Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Run, with the one closest to Fox Run listed first.
- Rocky Mount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elm City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Penelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Battleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Dukes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hilliardston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bridgersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Saint Lewis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Whitakers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Run.
Newspapers Published in Fox Run ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Run, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Fox Run:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Nash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Johnston County
- Martin County
- Pitt County
- Wake County
- Warren 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 Fox Run, 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' (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- Fox Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |