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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 Ivanhoe (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 Ivanhoe. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Ivanhoe is located in Sampson 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 Sampson County: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Ivanhoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ivanhoe:

  • Sampson County     (The home county of Ivanhoe)
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivanhoe, with the one closest to Ivanhoe listed first.
    • Long View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Kelly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • White Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • East Arcadia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Council
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Rosindale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Elizabethtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ammon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Clarkton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ruskin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Dublin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivanhoe, with the one closest to Ivanhoe listed first.
    • Northwest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Phoenix
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Malmo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Navassa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Belville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
  • Columbus County
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivanhoe, with the one closest to Ivanhoe listed first.
    • Harrells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Harrells is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Safe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brices Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Duff Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
    • Wallace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Teachey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Teachey is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Tin City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cartersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartersville is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Murphey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Charity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancheys Store
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivanhoe, with the one closest to Ivanhoe listed first.
    • Castle Hayne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Skippers Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
    • Wrightsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Hightsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivanhoe, with the one closest to Ivanhoe listed first.
    • Atkinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Currie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Willard is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Watha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Burgaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Murray Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
    • Saint Helena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Ashton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Ivanhoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ivanhoe.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ivanhoe, with the one closest to Ivanhoe listed first.

  • Corbett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sellars Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Corbett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bannerman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Anders Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Beatty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Pridgen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dyson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Barnhill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ivanhoe had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Kerr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomahawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Clear Run is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
  • Kelly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Colly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Colly is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
  • Point Caswell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Caswell is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
  • Westbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Westbrook is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Currie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Safe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Montague
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montague is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Garland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ingold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wallace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waycross
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Waycross is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross

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

Newspapers Published in Ivanhoe ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ivanhoe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ivanhoe, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ivanhoe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Ivanhoe:

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>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 Ivanhoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ivanhoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.