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 Grissom (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 Grissom. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Grissom is located in Granville 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 Granville County: Durham, Franklin, Person, Vance, Wake, Halifax (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Grissom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grissom:
- Granville County (The home county of Grissom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Mount Energy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Creedmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Tar River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Butner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Fairport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Stem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Chatham County
- Cary
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Gorman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brassfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Rougemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- The American Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Wake Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Katesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Louisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ingleside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Bunn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mapleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Lake View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Sutton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Alert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- White Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Archer Lodge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Murraytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Rocky Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
- Hunts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Gold Valley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Mays Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Samaria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Edwards Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Lancaster Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Bass Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Frazier Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Fieldstream
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Pleasant Green Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brigadoon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brigadoon is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon
- Charter Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Eno
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eno is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Oak Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- University
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- University is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Carolwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carolwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolwoods
- North Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Piney Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Stoneridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stoneridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneridge
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Moriah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Mount Tirzah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Timberlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Allensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Hurdle Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Whitt Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Kittrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bobbitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Bear Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Gillburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- South Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Dabney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adcock Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Flat Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- New Light
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Stony Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Hill is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Wyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Neuse Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
- Neuse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rolesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Pickwick Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Brentwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- Woodbury Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- Glenwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Lickskillet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Manson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soul City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grissom, see our County-by-County Page for Grissom.
Cemeteries Near Grissom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grissom.
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 Grissom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grissom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- New Light Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Forest Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyche Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coley Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fair View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph Alexander Holloway Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allen C. Perry Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rolesville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Community Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grissom had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grissom, with the one closest to Grissom listed first.
- Pocomoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
- New Light
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Mount Energy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Wake Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creedmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Tar River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Wyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Cozart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grissom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grissom.
Newspapers Published in Grissom ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grissom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grissom, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grissom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Grissom:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Granville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Johnston County
- Nash County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren 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> | 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> | 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- Grissom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Grissom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |