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 Mingo (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 Mingo. 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 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.
Mingo is located in Sampson 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 Sampson County: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Mingo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mingo:
- Sampson County (The home county of Mingo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- Spiveys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Plain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Rebel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Huntley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Vann Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Blackmans Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Beaman Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Reynolds Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Newton Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salemburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Autryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Kitty Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Ammon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- Falcon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Godwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Stedman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Judson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Williams Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- North Point Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- Faison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Calypso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Baltic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Bowdens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beautancus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Dunn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grove Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Erwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Turlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Bunnlevel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Walkertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Coats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- McKoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Peacocks Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Benson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allens Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Harper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bentonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Four Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- West Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Pine Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Kennebec
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Fuquay - Varina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- Grantham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raynor Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Brogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Dudley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mingo, see our County-by-County Page for Mingo.
Cemeteries Near Mingo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mingo.
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 Mingo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mingo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Naylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hawley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Autry - Daniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lee's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Chapel Cemetery
- The Lee's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lee's Chapel Church Cemetery
- Williford Cemetery
- Williford Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419727 <2>
- Hardy Draughton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Autry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wooten Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- W.K. Beasley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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, Mingo had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
- Timothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- McKoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Godwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clement is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Dunn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huntley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Wade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaman Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Blackmans Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Carlos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Newton Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Autryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Turlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Benson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mingo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mingo.
Newspapers Published in Mingo ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mingo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mingo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mingo.
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 Mingo:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Sampson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Cumberland County
- Duplin County
- Harnett County
- Johnston County
- Wake County
- Wayne 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 '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- Mingo) 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 Mingo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |