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 Lynnbrook Estates (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 Lynnbrook Estates. 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 Lynnbrook Estates ...
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 Lynnbrook Estates: Lynnbrook Ests.
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.
Lynnbrook Estates is located in Vance 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 Vance County: Franklin, Granville, Warren & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Lynnbrook Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lynnbrook Estates:
- Vance County (The home county of Lynnbrook Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Kittrell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bobbitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Bear Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Gillburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- South Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adcock Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Middleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drewry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Gorman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Bahama
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rougemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Franklinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Katesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Alert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Louisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wake Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mapleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- White Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Bunn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Fairport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Tar River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mount Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Hester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Gela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Creedmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Berea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Halifax County
- Hollister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Lancaster Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Castalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Edwards Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Hunts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Matthews Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Bass Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Spring Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Gold Valley Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Rocky Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
- Aventon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Fieldstream
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Berryland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Charter Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Pleasant Green Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Moriah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Mount Tirzah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Timberlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Roxboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- New Light
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Forestville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Stony Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Hill is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Wyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Rolesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Neuse Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
- Neuse
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- Millbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Pickwick Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Woodbury Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- Skycrest Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Afton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Manson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soul City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Lickskillet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Norlina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Wise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Church Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Halifax County (VA)
- Virgilina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Shiny Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Averett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Cusco Willa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Henrico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Palmer Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Finchley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Jeffress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Boydton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lynnbrook Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Lynnbrook Estates.
Cemeteries Near Lynnbrook Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynnbrook Estates.
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 Lynnbrook Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lynnbrook Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Jess Kittrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyche Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fair View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blacknall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha Omega Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Granville Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allen C. Perry Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crews Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Lynnbrook Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lynnbrook Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynnbrook Estates, with the one closest to Lynnbrook Estates listed first.
- Kittrell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bobbitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Watkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Gillburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Letha ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Letha is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
- Tar River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Franklinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Epsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Epsom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Huntsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsboro is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
- Pocomoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lynnbrook Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynnbrook Estates.
Newspapers Published in Lynnbrook Estates ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynnbrook Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynnbrook Estates, 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 Lynnbrook Estates.
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 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 Lynnbrook Estates:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Vance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Halifax County
- Mecklenburg 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lynnbrook Estates) 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 Lynnbrook Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |