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 Howellsville (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 Howellsville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Howellsville is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Howellsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howellsville:
- Robeson County (The home county of Howellsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Barker Ten Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Saddletree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Allenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lumberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Pauls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Rennert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Rex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Philadelphus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Parkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lumber Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Pembroke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Tar Heel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Butters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bladenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruskin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Yorick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Abbottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ammon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Clarkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Boardman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Williamson Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Cerro Gordo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chadbourn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grist
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Fair Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Whiteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Ardulusa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Hope Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Timberlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Judson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Williams Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Highland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kingsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Vander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Stedman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie Doone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Dundarrach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Raeford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Timberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Autryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McDaniels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Roseboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Crump Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Laurinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Hamer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Lake View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howellsville, see our County-by-County Page for Howellsville.
Cemeteries Near Howellsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howellsville.
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 Howellsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howellsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Kinlaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gardens of Faith
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Singletary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxendine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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, Howellsville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howellsville, with the one closest to Howellsville listed first.
- Tolarsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
- Saddletree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Lumberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Tar Heel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Pauls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Richardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Bladenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Moss Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Philadelphus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Lumber Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Roslin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howellsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howellsville.
Newspapers Published in Howellsville ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howellsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howellsville, 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 Howellsville.
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 helpful 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 Howellsville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Sampson County
- Scotland County
- Dillon 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> | 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 Howellsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howellsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |