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 Leasburg (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 Leasburg. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Leasburg is located in Caswell 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 Caswell County: Alamance, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Danville City (VA), Halifax (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Leasburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leasburg:
- Caswell County (The home county of Leasburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Semora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Estelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prospect Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Yanceyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blanch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Yanceyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Jericho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Stagecoach Trail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- McCray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Mebane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Green Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Buena Vista Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates
- Clover Garden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Lakeview Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Rougemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The American Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Gorman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Berea
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Wilbourns
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Stem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Butner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Hester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Guilford County
- Gibsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Laws
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Carr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Kindful Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Berryland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Green Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Larry Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- McDade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Deer Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Springcrest Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Arrowhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Caldwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Hicks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Ceffo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Whitt Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Allens Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Roxboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hurdle Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Timberlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Mount Tirzah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Ruffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Delila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Sutherlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Elmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Mayo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Cluster Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Virgilina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- South Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Omega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Kentuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Ridgecrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Mount Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Henrys Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Spring Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Lucks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Java
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Tightsqueeze
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leasburg, see our County-by-County Page for Leasburg.
Cemeteries Near Leasburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leasburg.
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 Leasburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leasburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leasburg had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leasburg, with the one closest to Leasburg listed first.
- Osmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Osmond is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
- Hightowers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Olive Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Gordonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Bushy Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
- Ceffo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Semora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
- Estelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Roxboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prospect Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laws
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leasburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leasburg.
Newspapers Published in Leasburg ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leasburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leasburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leasburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Leasburg:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caswell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania 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' (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- Leasburg) 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 Leasburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |