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 Irongate (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 Irongate. 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 doctors 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.
Irongate is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Irongate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irongate:
- Wayne County (The home county of Irongate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- Elroy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Goldsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Genoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Brogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Mar-Mac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Saulston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Dudley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Craven County
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- Drummersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Blizzards Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Outlaws Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Gradys Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Herrings Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Hills Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Calypso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Beautancus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Scotts Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Albertson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Summerlins Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- Jason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Glenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Contentnea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Hookerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Walstonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Kenly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Beulahtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Micro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Harper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Redwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- Wise Forks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Hargetts Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Shady Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Combs Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Taylors Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- La Grange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Albrittons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Deep Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Kinston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Pink Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Graingers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Grifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- Farmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Rountree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Fountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Renston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Ayden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- Newton Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Keener
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Turkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Elliott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Vann Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Moltonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Beaman Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Black Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Eastwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Scotts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Sims
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irongate, see our County-by-County Page for Irongate.
Cemeteries Near Irongate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irongate.
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 Irongate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irongate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- New Hope Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wayne Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dobbs County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Augustus Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Irongate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Irongate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irongate, with the one closest to Irongate listed first.
- Elroy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Goldsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Best
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Dudley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saulston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- La Grange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Shine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Institute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Strabane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strabane is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strabane
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irongate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irongate.
Newspapers Published in Irongate ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irongate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irongate, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irongate.
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 Irongate:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Pitt County
- Sampson County
- Wilson 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 Irongate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Irongate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |