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 Oliver (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 Oliver. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Oliver is located in Johnston 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 Johnston County: Harnett, Nash, Sampson, Wake, Wayne & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Oliver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oliver:
- Johnston County (The home county of Oliver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Redwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Micro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- West Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Rains Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Beulahtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Wilson's Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Bentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Falcon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Godwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Calypso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Faison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beautancus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Franklin County
- Sutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Jason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Contentnea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Speights Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Grove Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dunn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Coats
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barclaysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Turlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Erwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buies Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Lenoir County
- La Grange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Middlesex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rogers Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Murraytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- High Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Rocky Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
- Samaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Floods Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
- Frazier Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
- Stanhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Newton Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blackmans Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Vann Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Plain View
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Spiveys Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Keener
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Beaman Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Kitty Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Reynolds Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Shotwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Wendell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Eagle Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Emerald Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Zebulon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knightdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hopedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Hertford Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Kennebec
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Raynor Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Nahunta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Grantham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Goldsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Brogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Berkeley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Dudley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Lucama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Black Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Sims
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stantonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eastwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Saratoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oliver, see our County-by-County Page for Oliver.
Cemeteries Near Oliver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oliver.
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 Oliver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oliver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hephzibah Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crocker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sanders Chapel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holloman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloman Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holloman Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Pine Level.
- The Holloman Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- George B. Holloman Family Cemetery
- Peedin Family Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedin Family Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peedin Family Burial Ground is located outside and to the west of Selma.
- The Peedin Family Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Peedin Family Cemetery
- Wiley Peedin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526792 <2>
- Selma Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selma Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Selma Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Selma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48713 <2>
- Overby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Eason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Heights Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48275 <2>
- Hinnant Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnant Family Cemetery
- The Hinnant Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Needham B. Hinnant Family Cemetery
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, Oliver had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Micro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Bagley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bagley is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Wilson's Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Four Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Kenly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinkney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Spilona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Archer Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oliver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oliver.
Newspapers Published in Oliver ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oliver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oliver, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oliver.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oliver:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Johnston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Duplin County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Harnett County
- Lenoir County
- Nash County
- Sampson County
- Wake County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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- Oliver) 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 Oliver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |