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 Fuquay - Varina (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 Fuquay - Varina. 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 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.
Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake 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 Wake County: Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston & Nash.
Below are the counties that are near Fuquay - Varina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fuquay - Varina:
- Wake County (The home county of Fuquay - Varina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Wilbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Macks Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Kennebec
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- McCullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Hollemans Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Indian Trail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Garner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brickhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Haywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fearrington Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Bynum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Pittsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Farmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gulf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Goldston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Godwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Falcon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Wade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Morrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Parkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Brassfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gorman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Franklin County
- Wake Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Rawls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Chalybeate Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Angier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kipling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Cokesbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Barclaysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Cape Fear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buies Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lillington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Coats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Willow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Benson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Four Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Archer Lodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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
- West Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Peacocks Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- McKoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Broadway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Osgood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Osgood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- San-Lee Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Carolina Trace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Colon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Jonesboro Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Swann
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Sanford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Green Valley Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumnock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cumnock is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Dogwood Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Chapel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davie Circle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Mount Bolus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Bolus is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus
- Summerfield Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Crossing
- Tenney Circle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tenney Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Circle
- Ashley Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Forest
- Carrboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ellen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Carolwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carolwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolwoods
- Sampson County
- Plain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fuquay - Varina, see our County-by-County Page for Fuquay - Varina.
Cemeteries Near Fuquay - Varina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fuquay - Varina.
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 Fuquay - Varina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fuquay - Varina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- St. Augusta MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sorrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Womack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeridan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starlight Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Neills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Fuquay - Varina in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fuquay - Varina.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fuquay - Varina, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Banks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barclaysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Lillington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Asbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Merry Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Cary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Method
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fuquay - Varina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fuquay - Varina.
Newspapers Published in Fuquay - Varina ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fuquay - Varina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fuquay - Varina, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fuquay - Varina.
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 Fuquay - Varina:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Harnett County
- Johnston County
- Lee County
- Orange County
- Sampson 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- Fuquay - Varina) 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 Fuquay - Varina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |