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 Okeewemee (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 Okeewemee. 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.
Okeewemee is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Anson, Davidson, Moore, Randolph, Richmond & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Okeewemee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Okeewemee:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Okeewemee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Allreds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Ether
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Biscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Abner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Ophir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Ansonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Burnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Sugar Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Bennett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Bonlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Siler City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Complex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Denton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Silver Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Southmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Jugtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Eagle Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Robbins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Seven Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- West End
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Foxfire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Carthage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Taylortown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Eleazer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Seagrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Michfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Yow Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Mechanic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Asheboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coleridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Cedar Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Central Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Franklinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ramseur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Worthville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Norman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Mangum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Ellerbe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Gold Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Craven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Badin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palmerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Albemarle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Richfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Misenheimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Plyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Bloomington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Millingport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Oakboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Okeewemee, see our County-by-County Page for Okeewemee.
Cemeteries Near Okeewemee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Okeewemee.
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 Okeewemee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Okeewemee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Troy.
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991197 <3>
- Love Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Southside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sedberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gillis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Biscoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- Cagle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chisolm 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Okeewemee had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Okeewemee, with the one closest to Okeewemee listed first.
- Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Ether
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Immer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Immer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immer
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Onvil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Ophir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Uwharrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Eleazer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wadeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Pinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Okeewemee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Okeewemee.
Newspapers Published in Okeewemee ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Okeewemee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Okeewemee, 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 Okeewemee.
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 Okeewemee:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan County
- Stanly 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Okeewemee) 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 Okeewemee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |