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 Long Branch (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 Long Branch. 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.
Name Variations for Long Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Branch: Long Br. (or less commonly used: Long Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Long Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Branch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Long Branch is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Long Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Long Branch:
- Robeson County (The home county of Long Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Allenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lumberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Barker Ten Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Fairmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Saddletree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raynham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Butters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tar Heel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ruskin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Rosindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Boardman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Williamson Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Cerro Gordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fair Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Grist
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Chadbourn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Whiteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Ardulusa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Hope Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Timberlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Dundarrach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Rockfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- East Laurinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Hasty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Lake View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Dillon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Latta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horry County (SC)
- Green Sea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Nichols
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Red Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Long Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Long Branch.
Cemeteries Near Long Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Branch.
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 Long Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Long Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Wilcox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Britt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Britt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Enoch Britt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wishart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robeson Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivey Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Long Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Allenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lumberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Bladenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Howellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
- Lowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Saddletree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Moss Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Abbottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cerro Gordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Tolarsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
- Pembroke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Long Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Branch.
Newspapers Published in Long Branch ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Branch, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Branch.
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 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 Long Branch:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Scotland County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Marlboro 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- Long Branch) 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 Long Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |