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 Nijmegen (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 Nijmegen. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Nijmegen is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Nijmegen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nijmegen:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Nijmegen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Fort Bragg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bonnie Doone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- North Point Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Kingsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Highland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Tar Heel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Brickhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Overhills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Spout Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Anderson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Pineview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Barbecue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Flat Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Walkertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Norrington Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olivia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Murchisontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Rockfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Raeford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dundarrach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Timberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Ashley Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Bowmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Swann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Lemon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Carolina Trace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Saint Andrews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Quail Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Broadway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Parkwood Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- White Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Jonesboro Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Tramway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- San-Lee Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinehurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pinebluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylortown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Richmond County
- Hoffman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Parkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Rex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Shannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Rennert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Saint Pauls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Red Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Philadelphus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Saddletree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Autryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Plain View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Rebel City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Huntley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Salemburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spiveys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Crump Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nijmegen, see our County-by-County Page for Nijmegen.
Cemeteries Near Nijmegen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nijmegen.
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 Nijmegen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nijmegen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hair Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hair - Massey Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542392 <2>
- Holt Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adcox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Nijmegen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nijmegen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nijmegen, with the one closest to Nijmegen listed first.
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spout Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Roslin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Grays Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Carlos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Wade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lumber Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Bunnlevel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Manly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nijmegen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nijmegen.
Newspapers Published in Nijmegen ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nijmegen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nijmegen, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nijmegen.
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 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 Nijmegen:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Chatham County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Sampson 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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nijmegen) 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 Nijmegen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |