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 Mount Pilgrim (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 Mount Pilgrim. 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 Mount Pilgrim ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Pilgrim: Mt. Pilgrim
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Pilgrim. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Pilgrim.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mount Pilgrim is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Pilgrim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Pilgrim:
- Martin County (The home county of Mount Pilgrim)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Oak City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Parmele
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Everetts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Williamston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Grass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jamesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Lewiston Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Kelford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Drew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Aulander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hexlena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Askewville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Powellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Speed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Hope Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Princeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Tarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Conetoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Henrietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hartsease
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Hobgood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Roseneath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Scotland Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tillery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Halifax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heathsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Earleys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Menola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Poor Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Ahoskie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Taylor Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- North Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Drake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gold Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashburk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Dortches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Easonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Halifax Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Joyners Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Rich Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eagletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Lasker
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Woodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Potecasi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitehurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Oakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Congleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Stokes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Whichard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Falkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pactolus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Ripple City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Fountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Pilgrim, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Pilgrim.
Cemeteries Near Mount Pilgrim ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Pilgrim.
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 Mount Pilgrim - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Pilgrim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mizell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hogun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hyman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Joyner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Pilgrim in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Pilgrim.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Pilgrim, with the one closest to Mount Pilgrim listed first.
- Conoho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conoho is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
- Hobgood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Coakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Hassell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norfleet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norfleet is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfleet
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Tarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kelford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Leggett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Mildred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Pilgrim. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Pilgrim.
Newspapers Published in Mount Pilgrim ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Pilgrim.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Pilgrim, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Pilgrim.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mount Pilgrim:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Edgecombe County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Pitt 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> | 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 Mount Pilgrim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Mount Pilgrim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |