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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 Ossipee (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 Ossipee. 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 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.

Ossipee is located in Alamance 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 Alamance County: Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph & Rockingham.

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

  • Alamance County     (The home county of Ossipee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ossipee, with the one closest to Ossipee listed first.
    • Altamahaw
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamahaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
      • Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
    • Clover Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
      • Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
    • Birchwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
      • Birchwood is located in Alamance County
    • British Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
      • British Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Green Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
      • Green Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Sherwood Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
      • Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
    • Elon College
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
      • Elon College is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <3>
    • Elon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Alamance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
    • Glen Raven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Raven
      • Glen Raven is located in Alamance County
    • Rockwood Acres
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Acres
      • Rockwood Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Spring Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
    • Alamance Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamance Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance Acres
      • Alamance Acres is located in Alamance County
  • Caswell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ossipee, with the one closest to Ossipee listed first.
    • Stony Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stony Creek
      • From Ossipee to Stony Creek
    • Ashland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Anderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Caswell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anderson
      • From Ossipee to Anderson
    • Jericho
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
      • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Locust Hill
      • From Ossipee to Locust Hill
    • Quick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
      • Quick is located in Caswell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quick
      • From Ossipee to Quick
    • West Yanceyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prospect Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
      • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
    • Bethel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Caswell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bethel
      • From Ossipee to Bethel
    • Yanceyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ridgeville
      • From Ossipee to Ridgeville
    • Pelham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Caswell County
  • Chatham County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ossipee, with the one closest to Ossipee listed first.
    • Benefit ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benefit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
      • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
    • Pine Knolls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
      • Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ossipee, with the one closest to Ossipee listed first.
    • Gibsonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Whitsett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
      • Whitsett is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <3>
    • Sedalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • McLeansville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rudd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cumberland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • White Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Guilford County
    • Forest Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
      • Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
    • Greensboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spicewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Guilford County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ossipee, with the one closest to Ossipee listed first.
    • Lakeview Acres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
      • Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
    • Carr
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr is located in Orange County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carr
      • From Ossipee to Carr
    • Cheeks Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
      • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
    • Miles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Orange County
    • Cedar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jordan Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
      • Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordan Oak
      • From Ossipee to Jordan Oak
    • McDade
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McDade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Orange County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McDade
      • From Ossipee to McDade
    • Efland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Just-A-Mere Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Stagecoach Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
      • Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
    • Walkers Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Oaks is located in Orange County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oaks
      • From Ossipee to Oaks
  • Person County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ossipee, with the one closest to Ossipee listed first.
    • Hurdle Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdle Mills
      • Hurdle Mills is located in Person County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdle Mills <3>
    • Allens Level
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Roseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
      • Cates is located in Person County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cates
      • From Ossipee to Cates
  • Randolph County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ossipee, with the one closest to Ossipee listed first.
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Rockingham County
    • Reidsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <3>
    • Lawsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Norwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Ruffin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wentworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
    • College Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
      • College Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Draper ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Draper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
      • Draper is located in Rockingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Draper
      • From Ossipee to Draper
    • Gold Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Eden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville City (VA)
  • Henry County (VA)
    • Sandy Level
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
      • Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
  • Pittsylvania County (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Ossipee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ossipee.

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

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

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

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.<7>

While we didn't find Ossipee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ossipee.

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

  • Altamahaw
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamahaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
    • Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
  • Gibsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elon College
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
    • Elon College is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <3>
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
    • Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
  • McCray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
    • McCray is located in Alamance County
  • Stony Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stony Creek
    • From Ossipee to Stony Creek
  • McLeansville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenox Castle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
    • Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
  • Graham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
  • Haw River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
    • Haw River is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <3>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Ossipee ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ossipee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ossipee, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ossipee.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Ossipee:

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ossipee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ossipee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1692, Longitude: -79.5140    
<7>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 Ossipee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.