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 Longs Store (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 Longs Store. 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 Longs Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Longs Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Longs Store may originally have been Long's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Longs Store might be written as Long Store.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Longs Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Longs Store.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Longs Store is located in Person 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 Person County: Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange & Halifax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Longs Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longs Store:
- Person County (The home county of Longs Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Ceffo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Whitt Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roxboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allens Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Hurdle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Allensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Timberlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- McCray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Stagecoach Trail
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Mebane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Brook Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hollow
- Buena Vista Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates
- Green Level
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Lakeview Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Carolina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Leasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Semora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Estelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Blanch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yanceyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Yanceyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Rougemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(20 miles [32.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Wilbourns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Stem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Gela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Butner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stovall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Hester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Tar River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Clay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Berryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Laws
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Kindful Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Larry Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- 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
- Charter Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Fieldstream
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Green Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- McDade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- North Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Carr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Ruffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna County (VA)
- Scottsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Delila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Mayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Cluster Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Sutherlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Virgilina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jones
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- South Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Omega
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(22 miles [35.4 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 Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Shiny Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Henrico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Kentuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Henrys Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Ridgecrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Mount Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Lucks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Spring Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Java
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longs Store, see our County-by-County Page for Longs Store.
Cemeteries Near Longs Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longs Store.
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 Longs Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longs Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Person Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burchwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookland Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Longs Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Longs Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longs Store, with the one closest to Longs Store listed first.
- Olive Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Ceffo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Leasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roxboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Osmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Osmond is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
- Bushy Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
- Semora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cunningham is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Woodsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Gordonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hurdle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hightowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longs Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longs Store.
Newspapers Published in Longs Store ...
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 Longs Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longs Store, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longs Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Longs Store:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Person County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Longs Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Longs Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |