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 Lane (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 Lane. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Lane is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Lane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lane:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Lane)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Wade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Godwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Falcon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- North Point Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Spring Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bonnie Doone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Ammon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Brickhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Fonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Walkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Bunnlevel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Anderson Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Harnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Senter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Dunn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Grove Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Rockfish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Dundarrach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gold Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- McKoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Benson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Allens Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Four Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Swann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Broadway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Trace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Edgewater Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Lemon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Jonesboro Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Saint Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- San-Lee Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Parkwood Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Quail Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Sanford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tramway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Parkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Rex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Saint Pauls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Plain View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Autryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rebel City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Spiveys Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Huntley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Salemburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Blackmans Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Vann Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Reynolds Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Roseboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kitty Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Kennebec
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Fuquay - Varina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Hollemans Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Macks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lane, see our County-by-County Page for Lane.
Cemeteries Near Lane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lane.
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 Lane - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Westminister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colliers Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McArtan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Averasboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bunlevel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Northside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lane in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lane.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
- Carlos
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Wade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Godwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bunnlevel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Clement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Mingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Dunn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Turlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Lillington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Autryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lane.
Newspapers Published in Lane ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lane.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lane, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lane.
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 Lane:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Chatham County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Johnston County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Robeson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |