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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 Goldston (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 Goldston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Goldston is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Alamance, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph & Wake.

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

  • Chatham County     (The home county of Goldston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldston, with the one closest to Goldston listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Gulf
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulf is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
    • Carbonton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Carbonton is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
    • Farmville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bonlee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonlee is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
    • Siler City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bennett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Moncure
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Haywood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Haywood is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Brickhaven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
    • Bynum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bynum is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldston, with the one closest to Goldston listed first.
    • Mandale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mandale is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
    • Sutphin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
    • Eli Whitney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
    • Snow Camp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Saxapahaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Kimesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kimesville is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
    • Melville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Melville is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Bellemont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bellemont is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Broad Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Broad Acres is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Acres
    • Pickwood Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
  • Guilford County
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldston, with the one closest to Goldston listed first.
    • Murchisontown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
    • Seminole
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Seminole is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
    • Olivia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ryes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ryes is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
    • Boone Trail
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
    • Pineview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineview is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
    • Cokesbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Barbecue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
    • Johnsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Duncan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Duncan is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Mamers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mamers is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
    • Spout Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldston, with the one closest to Goldston listed first.
    • Cumnock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumnock is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
    • Wildwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Glenwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
    • Green Valley Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Colon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Colon is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
    • Western Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Western Hills is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
    • Osgood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Osgood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
    • Sanford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tramway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tramway is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Jonesboro Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
    • Parkwood Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
    • San-Lee Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldston, with the one closest to Goldston listed first.
    • Asbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Asbury is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Ether
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ether is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
    • Star
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Star is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
    • Allreds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
    • Biscoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <1>
    • Candor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldston, with the one closest to Goldston listed first.
    • Parkwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkwood is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Robbins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jugtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jugtown is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
    • Vass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Whispering Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Harris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Zion Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion Grove is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
    • Lakeview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Dover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dover is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Seven Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldston, with the one closest to Goldston listed first.
    • Dogwood Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
    • Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Oaks is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Teer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Teer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
    • Rangewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rangewood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
    • Carrboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
    • Spring Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Dodsons Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dodsons Crossroads is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsons Crossroads
    • Calvander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Calvander is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
    • Davie Circle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Davie Circle is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldston, with the one closest to Goldston listed first.
    • Coleridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • Staley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramseur
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklinville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yow Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
    • Melanchton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Melanchton is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
    • Cedar Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
    • Michfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Michfield is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
    • Seagrove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Millboro is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldston, with the one closest to Goldston listed first.
    • New Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hollemans Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
      • Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
      • Collins
      • Enno
    • Holly Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Wilbon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wilbon is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
    • Apex
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Apex is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <1>
    • Indian Trail
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Indian Trail is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
    • Fuquay - Varina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Goldston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldston.

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 Goldston - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goldston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Goldston had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Goldston had a population of 305 people.

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

  • Gulf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulf is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
  • Siler City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Silk Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
  • Moncure
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cheeks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cheeks is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
  • Haywood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Haywood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
  • Bynum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bynum is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Coleridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
  • Carthage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cameron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Corinth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Corinth is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Merry Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
    • Staley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutphin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin

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

Newspapers Published in Goldston ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goldston, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goldston.

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 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 Goldston:

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 Goldston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goldston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.