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 Marlboro Forest (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 Marlboro Forest. 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 Marlboro Forest ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Marlboro Forest: Marlboro Frst.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Marlboro Forest is located in Pitt 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 Pitt County: Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Martin & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Marlboro Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marlboro Forest:
- Pitt County (The home county of Marlboro Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Farmville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Falkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Renston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Rountree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Winterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ripple City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Ayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bells Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Chocowinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Fort Barnwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Cobb Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Macclesfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinetops
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Henrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Conetoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Princeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hartsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Summerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Maury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Speights Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Contentnea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hookerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Jason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Kenly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Wise Forks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Perfection
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Grifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Tick Bite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Fields
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Kinston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- La Grange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinfield Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Albrittons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Loftins Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Deep Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Parmele
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Bear Grass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Hassell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Everetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Cliftonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Ashburk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Joyners Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Winstead Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Easonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Langley Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- High Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Sandy Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- North Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Halifax Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Strickland Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Eureka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Saulston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Fremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pikeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Walnut Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Goldsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nahunta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Mar-Mac Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Seven Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eastwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Black Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elm City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Lucama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Sims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marlboro Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Marlboro Forest.
Cemeteries Near Marlboro Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marlboro Forest.
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 Marlboro Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marlboro Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Sunset Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eason Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maury Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Maury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386125 <2>
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lorenzo Nobles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Rainbow Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Artis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Varnell Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Marlboro Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marlboro Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marlboro Forest, with the one closest to Marlboro Forest listed first.
- Marlboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Farmville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Fieldsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Castoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
- Lizzie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lizzie is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Speights Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Contentnea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Ormondsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ormondsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormondsville
- Falkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rountree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Renston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Hookerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stantonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marlboro Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marlboro Forest.
Newspapers Published in Marlboro Forest ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marlboro Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marlboro Forest, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marlboro Forest.
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 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 Marlboro Forest:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Marlboro Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marlboro Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |