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 McFarlan (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 McFarlan. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
McFarlan is located in Anson 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 Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near McFarlan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McFarlan:
- Anson County (The home county of McFarlan)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarlan, with the one closest to McFarlan listed first.
- Morven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Lilesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wadesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Polkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Peachland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Ansonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Roper ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Montgomery County
- Mount Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarlan, with the one closest to McFarlan listed first.
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- East Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Honey Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Dobbins Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Ghio Scholl Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Steen Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Mangum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Ellerbe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarlan, with the one closest to McFarlan listed first.
- Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Hasty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Laurinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Stanly County
- Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarlan, with the one closest to McFarlan listed first.
- Marshville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Wingate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarlan, with the one closest to McFarlan listed first.
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- Ruby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Mount Croghan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Patrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pageland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Angelus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- McBee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McBee is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
- Darlington County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarlan, with the one closest to McFarlan listed first.
- Society Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Dovesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- North Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Hartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Pine Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Prestwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarlan, with the one closest to McFarlan listed first.
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bennettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tatum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McColl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blenheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- Drake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Red Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McFarlan, see our County-by-County Page for McFarlan.
Cemeteries Near McFarlan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McFarlan.
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 McFarlan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McFarlan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McFarlan, with the one closest to McFarlan listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westfield Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brocks Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davids Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Griggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drucilla AME Zion Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McFarlan had a population of 179 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, McFarlan had a population of 107 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McFarlan, with the one closest to McFarlan listed first.
- Morven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Paris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Cheraw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- Lilesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Osborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Wadesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Mount Croghan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McFarlan. See our List of 1890's Communities around McFarlan.
Newspapers Published in McFarlan ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around McFarlan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McFarlan, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McFarlan.
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 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 McFarlan:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Anson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Montgomery County
- Richmond County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Marlboro 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 McFarlan, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McFarlan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |