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 Overshot (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 Overshot. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Overshot is located in Johnston 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 Johnston County: Harnett, Nash, Sampson, Wake, Wayne & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Overshot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overshot:
- Johnston County (The home county of Overshot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overshot, with the one closest to Overshot listed first.
- Harper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Peacocks Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- McKoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Allens Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Four Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overshot, with the one closest to Overshot listed first.
- Falcon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Godwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Stedman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overshot, with the one closest to Overshot listed first.
- Calypso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Faison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beautancus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Bowdens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Baltic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Everton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Everton is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Summerlins Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blizzards Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Carroll
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Scotts Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overshot, with the one closest to Overshot listed first.
- Grove Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Dunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Erwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Turlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Coats
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barclaysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Buies Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Bunnlevel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Harnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overshot, with the one closest to Overshot listed first.
- Newton Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackmans Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Vann Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Spiveys Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Plain View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Beaman Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Keener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Reynolds Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Kitty Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Huntley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Rebel City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Bonnetsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overshot, with the one closest to Overshot listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Kennebec
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Macks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Emerald Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Shotwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Fuquay - Varina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCullers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overshot, with the one closest to Overshot listed first.
- Grantham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Raynor Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Mar-Mac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Brogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Dudley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nahunta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Berkeley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Elroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Pikeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson County
- Lucama
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overshot, see our County-by-County Page for Overshot.
Cemeteries Near Overshot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overshot.
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 Overshot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Overshot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overshot, with the one closest to Overshot listed first.
- Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Newton Grove.
- The Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin Bryan Rose Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385075 <3>
- Alfred Altman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cole Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bentonville National Battlefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville National Battlefield
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bentonville National Battlefield is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Newton Grove.
- The Bentonville National Battlefield has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142214 <3>
- Harper Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lee Family Cemetery
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Family Cemetery
- The Lee Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Claude Lee Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375629 <3>
- Long Branch Disciples of Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barefoot Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henry & Nancy Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Barefoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barefoot Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Peacocks Crossroads.
- The Barefoot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barefoot Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46790 <3>
- Reedy Prong Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Josiah Eldridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Overshot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Overshot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Overshot, with the one closest to Overshot listed first.
- Harper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Blackmans Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Newton Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- McKoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Timothy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Dobbersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- Four Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaman Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Keener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Spilona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Oliver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overshot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overshot.
Newspapers Published in Overshot ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overshot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overshot, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Overshot.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Overshot:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Johnston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Duplin County
- Harnett County
- Sampson County
- Wake County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Overshot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Overshot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |