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 Pine (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 Pine. 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.
Long Pine is located in Anson 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 Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Long Pine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Long Pine:
- Anson County (The home county of Long Pine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Peachland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Polkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Wadesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- McFarlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Sugar Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Lilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Ansonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Montgomery County
- Mount Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Cordova
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Mangum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Yates Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Honey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- East Rockingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rockingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Norwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stanfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Allens Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Marshville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Altan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Carmel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Mount Croghan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pageland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Patrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- McBee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McBee is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
- Darlington County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Pine Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Society Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kershaw County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Kershaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Bethune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Primus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Camp Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Oakhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Heath Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Wallace
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Long Pine, see our County-by-County Page for Long Pine.
Cemeteries Near Long Pine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Pine.
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 Pine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Long Pine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Croghan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thompsons Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Griggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davids Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camden Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camden Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Wadesboro.
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Long Pine had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Long Pine, with the one closest to Long Pine listed first.
- Mount Croghan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hornsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- Deep Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Peachland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wadesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- White Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Morven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Paris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McFarlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Dudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Long Pine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Pine.
Newspapers Published in Long Pine ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Pine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Pine, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Pine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Long Pine:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Anson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Montgomery County
- Richmond County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Pine) 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 Long Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |