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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 Marietta (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 Marietta. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Marietta is located in Robeson County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties 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 Marietta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marietta:

  • Robeson County     (The home county of Marietta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marietta, with the one closest to Marietta listed first.
    • Barnesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • Fairmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Proctorville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orrum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • McDonald
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Raynham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Rowland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <2>
    • Elrod
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Robeson County
    • Lumberton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alfordsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
      • Lowe is located in Robeson County
    • Allenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pembroke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marietta, with the one closest to Marietta listed first.
    • Butters
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Bladenboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
      • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
    • Abbottsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
      • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
    • Dublin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marietta, with the one closest to Marietta listed first.
    • Fair Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Cerro Gordo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerro Gordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cerro Gordo
      • From Marietta to Cerro Gordo
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Boardman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Evergreen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grist
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chadbourn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Olive
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
    • Clarendon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabor City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cribb Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
  • Scotland County
    • Hasty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hasty
      • From Marietta to Hasty
  • Dillon County (SC)
  • Florence County (SC)
  • Horry County (SC)
  • Marion County (SC)
  • Marlboro County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marietta, with the one closest to Marietta listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Red Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
      • Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Bluff
      • From Marietta to Red Bluff
    • Clio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Marietta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marietta.

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

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

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

  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alligator Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alligator Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alligator Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Page Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marietta Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marietta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marietta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spiveys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Herring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bass Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joseph Page Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sealey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sealey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sealey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (431 more) ...
    • Evans Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Marietta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marietta.

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

  • Barnesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
  • Fair Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Gaddysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaddysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
    • Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
  • Nichols
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Orrum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
    • Orrum is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cerro Gordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerro Gordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cerro Gordo
    • From Marietta to Cerro Gordo
  • Evergreen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Echo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Robeson County
  • Zion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Marion County (SC)
  • Mullins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Marietta ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marietta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marietta, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marietta.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Marietta:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Marietta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marietta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marietta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3688, Longitude: -79.1223