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 Ormondsville (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 Ormondsville. 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 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.
Ormondsville is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Edgecombe, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Ormondsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ormondsville:
- Greene County (The home county of Ormondsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Maury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Hookerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Contentnea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Fieldsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Speights Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Walstonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Chocowinity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Washington Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Fort Barnwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Cove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Vanceboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Ernul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Drummersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Outlaws Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Albertson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Blizzards Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Herrings Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Resaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Cobb Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Macclesfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pinetops
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Conetoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Henrietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Princeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Tarboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Wise Forks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Perfection
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Sassers Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Shady Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Pollocks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Phillips Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Combs Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Grifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Tick Bite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Kinfield Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fields
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- La Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loftins Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Albrittons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Deep Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Pink Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Parmele
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Rountree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Renston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Ayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Winterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Coxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Bells Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Quinerly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Saulston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Walnut Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Seven Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Fremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Nahunta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Brogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Black Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elm City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Scotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ormondsville, see our County-by-County Page for Ormondsville.
Cemeteries Near Ormondsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ormondsville.
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 Ormondsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ormondsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Maury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maury Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Maury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386125 <2>
- Artis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eason Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lorenzo Nobles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grifton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grifton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Grifton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285292 <2>
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (100 more) ...
- Sunset Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Live Oak FWB Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ormondsville had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ormondsville, with the one closest to Ormondsville listed first.
- Rountree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Hookerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lizzie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lizzie is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Hugo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Renston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Littlefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Ayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Castoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Castoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redallia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redallia is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redallia
- Winterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ormondsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ormondsville.
Newspapers Published in Ormondsville ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ormondsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ormondsville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ormondsville.
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 helpful 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 Ormondsville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Pitt 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> | 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 Ormondsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Ormondsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |