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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 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.

Orrum is located in Robeson 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 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 northwest)
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Barnesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Fairmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Allenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Allenton is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Marietta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Lumberton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • McDonald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McDonald is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Raynham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Lowe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowe is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
    • Elrod
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elrod is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Rowland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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)
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
    • Bladenboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbottsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
    • Clarkton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dublin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • 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)
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Elizabethtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruskin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
    • White Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorick is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
    • Rosindale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
  • 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)
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Evergreen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
    • Fair Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Cerro Gordo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Mount Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Cedar Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Grist
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Grist is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
    • 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)
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Brunswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland County
    • Hasty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
  • 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)
      • Dillon is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <1>
    • Oakland Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
    • 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)
      • Latta is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <1>
    • 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)
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Loris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <1>
  • 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)
      • Mullins is located in Marion County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <1>
    • Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion is located in Marion County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
    • 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)
      • Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff

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.

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 Orrum - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Warwick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Britt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ivey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Nye Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ivey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ivey Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ivey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Continue List   (443 more) ...
    • Proctorville Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Nye Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

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 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)
    • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Evergreen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Allenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Allenton is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
  • Fair Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Cerro Gordo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Lumberton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Richardson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Richardson is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
  • Gaddysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
  • Lowe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowe is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
  • Bladenboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chadbourn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Echo is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Abbottsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
    • Moss Neck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
    • Howellsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Howellsville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville

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]<4>. 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 like to start with 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:

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 Orrum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Orrum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.