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 Osborne (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 Osborne. 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.
Name Variations for Osborne ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Osborn.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Osborne. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Osborne.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Osborne is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Osborne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osborne:
- Richmond County (The home county of Osborne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Ghio Scholl Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- East Rockingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Dobbins Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Steen Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Rockingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yates Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Honey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Marston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Ellerbe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- McFarlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Lilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Wadesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Polkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Sugar Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Peachland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Bowmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Ashley Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Timberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Montgomery County
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Silver Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Jackson Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Maxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Raemon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Red Banks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Alfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Hasty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crump Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Cheraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Patrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Mount Croghan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Darlington County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Society Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Mont Clare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Dovesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Minturn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bennettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tatum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McColl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- Red Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Blenheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Drake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osborne, see our County-by-County Page for Osborne.
Cemeteries Near Osborne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osborne.
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 Osborne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osborne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Waymon Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Creek FWB Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morrison Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brigman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Barrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Osborne had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osborne, with the one closest to Osborne listed first.
- Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cheraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- Newtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Roberdell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- McFarlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Bennettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McColl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Hoffman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osborne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osborne.
Newspapers Published in Osborne ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osborne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osborne, 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 Osborne.
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 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 Osborne:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Hoke County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Robeson County
- Scotland County
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Marlboro 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> | 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 Osborne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Osborne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |