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 Kipling (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 Kipling. 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.
Kipling is located in Harnett 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 Harnett County: Chatham, Cumberland, Johnston, Lee, Sampson & Wake.
Below are the counties that are near Kipling. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kipling:
- Harnett County (The home county of Kipling)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Chalybeate Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Rawls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Cape Fear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Angier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Lillington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Shawtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Buies Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barclaysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Mamers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Brickhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Haywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fearrington Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Gulf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Bynum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Carbonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Goldston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Godwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Wade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Falcon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Point Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Fort Bragg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Bonnie Doone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Morrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Parkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Brassfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Allens Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Four Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McKoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Peacocks Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- West Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson's Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Archer Lodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Broadway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Carolina Trace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Swann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- San-Lee Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Colon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Jonesboro Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Osgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Osgood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Saint Andrews
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Sanford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Green Valley Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lemon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Plain View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Spiveys Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Blackmans Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Newton Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Kennebec
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Fuquay - Varina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hollemans Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Macks Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McCullers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- New Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Trail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Hopedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kipling, see our County-by-County Page for Kipling.
Cemeteries Near Kipling ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kipling.
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 Kipling - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kipling covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Neills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harnett Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summerville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- St. Augusta MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Kipling in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kipling.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kipling, with the one closest to Kipling listed first.
- Lillington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barclaysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Bunnlevel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Turlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Banks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Dunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Moncure
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kipling. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kipling.
Newspapers Published in Kipling ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kipling.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kipling, 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 Kipling.
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 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 Kipling:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Harnett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Durham County
- Johnston County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Sampson County
- Wake 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 Kipling, 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' (or 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- Kipling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |