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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 Garners Store (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 Garners Store. 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.
Name Variations for Garners Store ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Garners Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Garners Store may originally have been Garner's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Garners Store might be written as Garner Store.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Garners Store is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Garners Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garners Store:
- Moore County (The home county of Garners Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Robbins
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Parkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Zion Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jugtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Seven Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Eagle Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West End
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Taylortown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Whispering Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Bennett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carbonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Bear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bonlee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Goldston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Siler City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson County
- Complex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Murchisontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Pineview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Spout Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Barbecue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Seminole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Ashley Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- White Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Tramway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Western Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Wildwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Glenwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Lemon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Parkwood Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Cumnock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnock is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
- Green Valley Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sanford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Jonesboro Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Asbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Biscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ether
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Abner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ophir
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Wadeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Eldorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Yow Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Seagrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coleridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Michfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Ramseur
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eleazer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Franklinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Asheboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Mechanic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Staley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Central Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Millboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Norman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Hoffman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Ellerbe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Mangum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Badin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Palmerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garners Store, see our County-by-County Page for Garners Store.
Cemeteries Near Garners Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garners Store.
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 Garners Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garners Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. John United Church of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Biscoe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (103 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Candor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Garners Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garners Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garners Store, with the one closest to Garners Store listed first.
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West End
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Asbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Ether
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Jackson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Cheeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cheeks is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
- Allreds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Okeewemee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Okeewemee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeewemee
- Coleridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Southern Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Onvil
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Manly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garners Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garners Store.
Newspapers Published in Garners Store ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garners Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garners Store, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garners Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Garners Store:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Stanly County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Garners Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Garners Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |