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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 Goldsboro (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 Goldsboro. 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 Goldsboro ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Goldsborough.

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 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.

Goldsboro is located in Wayne County and is the County Seat.

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 Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.

Below are the counties that are near Goldsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goldsboro:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Goldsboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Berkeley Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Mar-Mac Village
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Mar-Mac
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
      • Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
    • Elroy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Saulston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
      • Saulston is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saulston
      • From Goldsboro to Saulston
    • Brogden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
      • Brogden is located in Wayne County
    • Pikeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
    • Walnut Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Raynor Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
      • Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
    • Nahunta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fremont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Calypso
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calypso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
      • Calypso is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Drummersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blizzards Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blizzards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
      • Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Beautancus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beautancus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
      • Beautancus is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beautancus
      • From Goldsboro to Beautancus
    • Hills Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Outlaws Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gradys Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Herrings Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotts Store
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Summerlins Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Faison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
      • Faison is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <3>
    • Albertson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Jason
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Snow Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Glenfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenfield
      • From Goldsboro to Glenfield
    • Speights Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Walstonburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hookerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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 <3>
    • Fieldsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
      • Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fieldsboro
      • From Goldsboro to Fieldsboro
    • Maury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Princeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
    • Rains Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Micro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Micro is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Pine Level
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beulahtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bentonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Redwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
      • Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
    • Selma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Johnston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harper
      • From Goldsboro to Harper
    • Fairfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Johnston County
    • Smithfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones County
    • Wise Forks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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 Goldsboro to Wise Forks
  • Lenoir County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • La Grange
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
    • Fields
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
      • Fields is located in Lenoir County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fields
      • From Goldsboro to Fields
    • Albrittons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kinfield Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
      • Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
    • Pink Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
      • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <3>
    • Graingers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Loftins Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Bailey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <3>
    • Cliftonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • High Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Mount Pleasant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
    • Middlesex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
      • Middlesex is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Rogers Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Farmville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Rountree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Newton Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackmans Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Keener
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
      • Keener is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keener
      • From Goldsboro to Keener
    • Vann Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vann Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
      • Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Turkey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
      • Turkey is located in Sampson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <3>
    • Beaman Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliott
      • From Goldsboro to Elliott
    • Moltonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Spiveys Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Black Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Lucama
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>
    • Stantonsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Eastwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sims
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Elm City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Goldsboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldsboro.

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 Goldsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Willow Dale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wayne Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayne Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayne Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Mill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Augustus Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope Friends Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pikesville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pikesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pikesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Goldsboro had a population of 4,017 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Goldsboro had a population of 34,447 people.

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

  • Greenleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
    • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
  • Elroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Saulston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
    • Saulston is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saulston
    • From Goldsboro to Saulston
  • Pikeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dudley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
  • Best
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Best have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Best is located in Wayne County
  • Pinkney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
    • Pinkney is located in Wayne County
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
  • Fremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • La Grange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
  • Jason
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Shine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
    • Shine is located in Greene County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Faro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
      • Faro is located in Wayne County
    • Eureka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Olive
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goldsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goldsboro.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Goldsboro ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldsboro.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Goldsboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Goldsboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Goldsboro.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Goldsboro.

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 Goldsboro:

The official website for Goldsboro: www.ci.goldsboro.nc.us/

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Goldsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goldsboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goldsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3844, Longitude: -77.9965    









 

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