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

Neighboring Counties ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Gravelton is located in Anson 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 Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).

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

  • Anson County     (The home county of Gravelton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton listed first.
    • Lilesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Cairo is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Morven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Morven is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Wadesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • McFarlan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
    • Ansonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Sugar Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
    • Polkton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Polkton is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Peachland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Roper is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Burnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnsville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton listed first.
    • Mount Gilead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
    • Wadeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
    • Candor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Troy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Biscoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton listed first.
    • Foxfire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Foxfire is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Jackson Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
    • Silver Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Eagle Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinebluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West End
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton listed first.
    • Cordova
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Yates Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
    • Honey Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
    • East Rockingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
    • Rockingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dobbins Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Hamlet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • New Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Mangum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mangum is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Ellerbe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Steen Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
    • Ghio Scholl Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
    • Marston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Marston is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton listed first.
    • Gibson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Richmond Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
    • Laurinburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Laurinburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Hasty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton listed first.
    • Norwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton listed first.
    • Marshville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
    • Fairfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fairfield is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Wingate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Chesterfield County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton listed first.
    • Cheraw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
    • Chesterfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
    • Mount Croghan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Patrick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Patrick is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick <1>
    • Pageland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <1>
  • Darlington County (SC)
    • Society Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Marlboro County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton listed first.
    • Wallace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Newtonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Bennettsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McColl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <1>
    • Tatum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tatum is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Gravelton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravelton.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravelton, with the one closest to Gravelton 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.<4>

While we didn't find Gravelton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gravelton.

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

  • Cairo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cairo is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Lilesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paris ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Paris is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Morven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morven is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Pee Dee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pee Dee is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
  • Wadesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • McFarlan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • McFarlan is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Rockingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Roberdell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Roberdell is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
  • Osborne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Osborne is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
  • Mangum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mangum is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hamlet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Deep Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Deep Creek is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Covington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Covington is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington

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

Newspapers Published in Gravelton ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravelton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravelton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravelton.

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 Gravelton:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gravelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Gravelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.