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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 Orrum (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 Orrum. 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.

Orrum is located in Robeson County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Orrum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orrum:

  • Robeson County     (The home county of Orrum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orrum, with the one closest to Orrum listed first.
    • Proctorville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Barnesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • Fairmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Allenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Robeson County
    • Marietta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Lumberton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
    • McDonald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • McDonald is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Raynham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Lowe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
      • Lowe is located in Robeson County
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker Ten Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
      • Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
    • Elrod
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Robeson County
    • Rowland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <2>
    • Saddletree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
      • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orrum, with the one closest to Orrum listed first.
    • Butters
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Bladenboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
      • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
    • Abbottsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
    • Clarkton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
      • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
    • Dublin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Tar Heel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Olive
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
    • Elizabethtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
    • Ruskin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
    • White Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
      • Yorick is located in Bladen County
    • Rosindale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
    • Jerome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Bladen County
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orrum, with the one closest to Orrum listed first.
    • Boardman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Evergreen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
      • Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County
    • Fair Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Cerro Gordo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Mount Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
    • Cedar Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
    • Grist
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
      • Grist is located in Columbus County
    • Chadbourn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
    • Brunswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cribb Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
  • Scotland County
    • Hasty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County
  • Dillon County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orrum, with the one closest to Orrum listed first.
    • Lake View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <2>
    • Oakland Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
      • Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Floydale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Latta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
      • Latta is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <2>
    • Minturn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orrum, with the one closest to Orrum listed first.
    • Green Sea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Finklea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Loris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <2>
  • Marion County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orrum, with the one closest to Orrum listed first.
    • Nichols
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mullins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
      • Mullins is located in Marion County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <2>
    • Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Marion County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Sellers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marlboro County (SC)
    • Red Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
      • Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orrum, see our County-by-County Page for Orrum.

Cemeteries Near Orrum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orrum.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orrum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orrum, with the one closest to Orrum listed first.

  • Flowers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warwick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warwick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Britt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Britt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Britt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ivey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nye Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ivey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ivey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Proctorville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctorville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctorville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (441 more) ...
    • Nye Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nye Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Orrum had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Orrum had a population of 72 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Orrum, with the one closest to Orrum listed first.

  • Barnesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
  • Evergreen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
  • Allenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Allenton is located in Robeson County
  • Fair Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Cerro Gordo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Lumberton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
  • Richardson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
    • Richardson is located in Bladen County
  • Gaddysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaddysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
    • Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
  • Lowe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
    • Lowe is located in Robeson County
  • Bladenboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
    • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
  • Chadbourn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Robeson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Abbottsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
    • Moss Neck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
      • Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
    • Howellsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
      • Howellsville is located in Robeson County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orrum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orrum.

Newspapers Published in Orrum ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orrum.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orrum, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orrum.

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 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 Orrum:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orrum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Robeson County: www.co.robeson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Orrum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orrum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orrum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4664, Longitude: -79.0095       In this case, the coordinates for Orrum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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