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 Osmond (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 Osmond. 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.
Osmond is located in Caswell 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 Caswell County: Alamance, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Danville City (VA), Halifax (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Osmond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osmond:
- Caswell County (The home county of Osmond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Semora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Estelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Yanceyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Prospect Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- West Yanceyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Gatewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Jericho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- McCray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Stagecoach Trail
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Mebane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Clover Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Green Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Carolina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Lakeview Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Rougemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Wilbourns
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Laws
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Carr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Berryland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Kindful Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- McDade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Green Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Larry Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Springcrest Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Arrowhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Deer Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Caldwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ceffo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Hicks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Whitt Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roxboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allens Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Hurdle Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Allensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Timberlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Ruffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Reidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Draper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna County (VA)
- Scottsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Delila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Sutherlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Cluster Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Mayo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Virgilina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Omega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Kentuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Ridgecrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Henrys Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Mount Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Spring Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Lucks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Tightsqueeze
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Java
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Transco Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Cascade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osmond, see our County-by-County Page for Osmond.
Cemeteries Near Osmond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osmond.
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 Osmond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osmond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedars Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitt Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foster Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Connally UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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, Osmond had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osmond, with the one closest to Osmond listed first.
- Leasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Semora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Estelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Ceffo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Hamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hamer is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
- Cunningham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Blanch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hightowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Delila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Yanceyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Bushy Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osmond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osmond.
Newspapers Published in Osmond ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osmond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osmond, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osmond.
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 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 Osmond:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caswell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania 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 '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- Osmond) 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 Osmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |