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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 Gulf (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 Gulf. 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.

Gulf 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 Gulf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gulf:

  • Chatham County     (The home county of Gulf)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf listed first.
    • Farmville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Goldston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbonton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Carbonton is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
    • Bear Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Bonlee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonlee is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
    • Haywood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Haywood is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Moncure
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pittsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brickhaven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
    • Bennett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Corinth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Corinth is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Siler City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf listed first.
    • Mandale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mandale is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
    • Sutphin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
    • Eli Whitney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
    • Snow Camp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Saxapahaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Kimesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kimesville is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
  • Cumberland County
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf listed first.
    • Murchisontown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
    • Olivia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seminole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Seminole is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
    • Ryes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ryes is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
    • Barbecue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
    • Boone Trail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
    • Pineview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineview is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
    • Cokesbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Johnsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Mamers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mamers is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
    • Duncan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Duncan is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Spout Springs
      (23 miles [37 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 Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf listed first.
    • Cumnock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Cumnock is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
    • Glenwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Green Valley Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Colon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Colon is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
    • Western Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Western Hills is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
    • Osgood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Osgood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
    • Sanford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tramway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tramway is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Jonesboro Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
    • Parkwood Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
    • San-Lee Park
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf listed first.
    • Asbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Asbury is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Ether
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ether is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
    • Allreds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
    • Star
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf listed first.
    • Parkwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkwood is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Carthage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Robbins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Vass
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Whispering Pines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jugtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jugtown is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
    • Harris
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Mount Pleasant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • 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 Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf 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
    • Rangewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rangewood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
    • Laurel Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
    • Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oaks is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Teer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Teer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
    • Carrboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Calvander
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Calvander is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
    • Davie Circle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Davie Circle is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
    • Greenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Mount Bolus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Bolus is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf listed first.
    • Coleridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • Staley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramseur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Yow Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
    • Liberty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Michfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Michfield is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
    • Seagrove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
    • Melanchton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Melanchton is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
    • Millboro
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf listed first.
    • Hollemans Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • New Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wilbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wilbon is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
    • Apex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Trail is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
    • Fuquay - Varina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kennebec
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kennebec is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec

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

Cemeteries Near Gulf ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gulf.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gulf, with the one closest to Gulf 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gulf had a population of 211 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Goldston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Haywood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Haywood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
  • Moncure
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pittsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Corinth is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Siler City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carthage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Silk Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
  • Cameron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Merry Oaks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
  • Bynum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bynum is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Cheeks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cheeks is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Coleridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • New Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Staley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Gulf ...

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 Gulf.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gulf, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gulf.

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 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 Gulf:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gulf) 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 Gulf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.