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 Knollwood (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 Knollwood. 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 and doctors 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.
Knollwood is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Knollwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knollwood:
- Moore County (The home county of Knollwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Southern Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylortown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Vass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- West End
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Foxfire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Carbonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Gulf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Bennett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goldston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bonlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Fort Bragg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spring Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Doone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- North Point Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Hope Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Murchisontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Pineview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Spout Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Olivia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Overhills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Barbecue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Twin Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Seminole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Anderson Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Ryes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Boone Trail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Norrington Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Ashley Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bowmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Raeford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dundarrach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- White Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Lemon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Parkwood Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Tramway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Saint Andrews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Swann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Western Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Carolina Trace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Jonesboro Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Sanford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Wildwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ether
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Asbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Randolph County
- Yow Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Hoffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Norman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Steen Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Hamlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rockingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Yates Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Ghio Scholl Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Lumber Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Shannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Red Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Crump Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Laurinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knollwood, see our County-by-County Page for Knollwood.
Cemeteries Near Knollwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knollwood.
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 Knollwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knollwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaulah Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Vass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47810 <3>
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McDonalds Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crane Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. John United Church of God Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Knollwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knollwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knollwood, with the one closest to Knollwood listed first.
- Southern Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinebluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West End
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Hoffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Spout Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Capels Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Harrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Roberdell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knollwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knollwood.
Newspapers Published in Knollwood ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knollwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knollwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knollwood.
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 websites either 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 Knollwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Scotland 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knollwood) 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 Knollwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |