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 Idlewood (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 Idlewood. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Idlewood 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 Idlewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Idlewood:
- Scotland County (The home county of Idlewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Laurinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Laurinburg
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Laurel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hasty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Richmond Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Gibson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crump Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- McFarlan
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Bowmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Gold Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dundarrach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Ashley Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Rockfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Silver Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Foxfire
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Pinehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Ghio Scholl Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Steen Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Dobbins Heights
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Marston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- East Rockingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Hoffman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Rockingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Honey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Yates Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Ellerbe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Maxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Raemon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Red Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Alfordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Pates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Pembroke
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Philadelphus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Red Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rowland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raynham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- Cheraw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Darlington County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Society Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Clare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Minturn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Little Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hamer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Latta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Floydale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- McColl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Tatum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Bennettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blenheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Drake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 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 Idlewood, see our County-by-County Page for Idlewood.
Cemeteries Near Idlewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idlewood.
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 Idlewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idlewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Lytch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McKinnon Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKinnon Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Laurinburg.
- The McKinnon Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKinnon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389839 <3>
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Pate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Idlewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idlewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- McColl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Maxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Floral College
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Bennettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Wakulla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wakulla is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
- Osborne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Alfordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Blenheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parnassus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idlewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idlewood.
Newspapers Published in Idlewood ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idlewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idlewood, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Idlewood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Idlewood:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Idlewood) 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 Idlewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |