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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 Mangum (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 Mangum. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Mangum is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Mangum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mangum:

  • Richmond County     (The home county of Mangum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mangum, with the one closest to Mangum listed first.
    • Ellerbe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Norman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Honey Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
    • Yates Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cordova
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Rockingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • East Rockingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
    • Dobbins Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Hamlet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • New Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Marston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hoffman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mangum, with the one closest to Mangum listed first.
    • Ansonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Lilesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Roper is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Sugar Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
    • Wadesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Polkton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cairo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Morven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Peachland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mangum, with the one closest to Mangum listed first.
    • Georgeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
  • Montgomery County
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mangum, with the one closest to Mangum listed first.
    • Jackson Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
    • Eagle Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Foxfire is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • West End
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Dover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dover is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Seven Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
    • Zion Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylortown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Harris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinebluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Silver Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pinehurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Randolph County
  • Stanly County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mangum, with the one closest to Mangum listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Marshville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wingate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rock Rest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Unionville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Marlboro County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mangum, see our County-by-County Page for Mangum.

Cemeteries Near Mangum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mangum.

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 Mangum - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mangum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mangum, with the one closest to Mangum listed first.

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, Mangum had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mangum, with the one closest to Mangum listed first.

  • Littles Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
  • Pee Dee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pee Dee is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
  • Mount Gilead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ansonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ansonville is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Covington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Covington is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Cedar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Pekin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pekin is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Lilesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Norwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Capels Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
  • Harrisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wadeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Onvil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Onvil is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
    • Cottonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottonville is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mangum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mangum.

Newspapers Published in Mangum ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mangum.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mangum, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mangum.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mangum:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mangum) 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 Mangum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.