Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Green Pond (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 Green Pond. 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.
Green Pond is located in Scotland 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 Scotland County: Hoke, Richmond, Robeson & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Green Pond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Pond:
- Scotland County (The home county of Green Pond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Gibson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Hasty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Wagram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crump Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- McFarlan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Lilesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Wadesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Bowmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Ashley Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Raeford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dundarrach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Silver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Foxfire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Pinehurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Taylortown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Southern Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Ghio Scholl Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Steen Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Dobbins Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- East Rockingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rockingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Marston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Honey Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Hoffman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Maxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Raemon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Red Banks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Alfordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Pates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Pembroke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elrod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Rowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Cheraw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Patrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Society Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Clare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Dovesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Minturn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Little Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hamer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- McColl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tatum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bennettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Clio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- Blenheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Drake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Pond, see our County-by-County Page for Green Pond.
Cemeteries Near Green Pond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Pond.
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 Green Pond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Pond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Green Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mudd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Old Hundred Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Speight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scholl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Green Pond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Pond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Pond, with the one closest to Green Pond listed first.
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- McColl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rockingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- Roberdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Cheraw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Maxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Floral College
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Hoffman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cash
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Blenheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Pond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Pond.
Newspapers Published in Green Pond ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Pond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Pond, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Pond.
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 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 Green Pond:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Scotland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Hoke County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Marlboro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Green Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Green Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |