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 Murdocksville (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 Murdocksville. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Murdocksville is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Murdocksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murdocksville:
- Moore County (The home county of Murdocksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Taylortown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Pinehurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southern Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seven Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Foxfire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Pinebluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Jackson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Carbonton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Bennett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gulf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Goldston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Farmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bonlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Fort Bragg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spring Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Murchisontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Pineview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Olivia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Overhills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Barbecue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Twin Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Seminole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Ryes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Ashley Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Bowmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Raeford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dundarrach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- White Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Lemon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Parkwood Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Tramway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Western Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Saint Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Swann
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Glenwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Jonesboro Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Carolina Trace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Candor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Biscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ether
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Asbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wadeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Mount Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Abner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Yow Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Seagrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coleridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Michfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Marston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Ellerbe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Honey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rockingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steen Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- East Rockingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Hamlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yates Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Crump Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Wagram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murdocksville, see our County-by-County Page for Murdocksville.
Cemeteries Near Murdocksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murdocksville.
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 Murdocksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murdocksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Beaulah Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beulah Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McDonalds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. John United Church of God Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Murdocksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murdocksville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murdocksville, with the one closest to Murdocksville listed first.
- Southern Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Pinebluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Candor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Capels Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Harrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Pekin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murdocksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murdocksville.
Newspapers Published in Murdocksville ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murdocksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murdocksville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murdocksville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Murdocksville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Scotland 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> | 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- Murdocksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Murdocksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |