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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 Paschall (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 Paschall. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Paschall is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Franklin, Halifax, Northampton, Vance, Brunswick (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Paschall)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paschall, with the one closest to Paschall listed first.
    • Wise
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Wise is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Norlina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Warren Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Warren Plains is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
    • Church Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Church Hill is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Snow Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Snow Hill is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Macon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Warrenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Manson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vaughan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Soul City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Soul City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
    • Afton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Afton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paschall, with the one closest to Paschall listed first.
    • Alert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Alert is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
    • Lake View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lake View is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Centerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Centerville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
    • Ingleside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ingleside is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • White Level
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • White Level is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
  • Granville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paschall, with the one closest to Paschall listed first.
    • Townsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bullock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Stovall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Stovall is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Gela
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Gela is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxford is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Fairport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairport is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paschall, with the one closest to Paschall listed first.
    • Littleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Airlie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Airlie is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Hollister
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Brinkleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
    • South Rosemary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
    • Belmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Roanoke Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Heathsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Heathsville is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
    • Ringwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ringwood is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
    • White Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • White Oak is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Nash County
    • Aventon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Aventon is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paschall, with the one closest to Paschall listed first.
    • Henrico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gaston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gaston is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
  • Vance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paschall, with the one closest to Paschall listed first.
    • Drewry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Drewry is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
    • Middleburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Rock is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Adcock Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
    • Henderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gillburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gillburg is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
    • South Henderson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Henderson is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
    • Bear Pond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Pond is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
    • Dabney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dabney is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
    • Gill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gill is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Bobbitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bobbitt is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
    • Kittrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brunswick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paschall, with the one closest to Paschall listed first.
    • Brodnax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brodnax is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <1>
    • Gasburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ankum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
    • Gholsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
    • Netta ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Netta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
    • Ezell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
    • Lawrenceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Powellton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Ante
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
    • Alberta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alberta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Edgerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Dolphin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
  • Lunenburg County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paschall, with the one closest to Paschall listed first.
    • Bagleys Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
    • Lochleven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
    • Wattsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
    • Oral Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
    • Dundas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Kenbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kenbridge is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenbridge <1>
    • Lunenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paschall, with the one closest to Paschall listed first.
    • Bracey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Palmer Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
    • Hagood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
    • Marengo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Cusco Willa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
    • La Crosse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <1>
    • South Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <1>
    • Union Level
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
    • Opie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
    • Boydton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <1>
    • Dunns Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
    • Ogburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
  • Spotsylvania County (VA)
    • Brokenburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg

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

Cemeteries Near Paschall ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paschall.

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

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

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

  • Kingswood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Warren Plains Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Whites Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Free Union Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Warren Dale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ephesus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Warrenton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Wise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wise is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Oakville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Palmer Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
  • Warren Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Warren Plains is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
  • Church Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Church Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Marengo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Keats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Keats is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
  • Smiths Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Smiths Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossroads
  • Ridgeway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeway is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Macon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ebony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Manson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cusco Willa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
    • Vaughan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Paschall ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paschall.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paschall, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paschall.

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 Paschall:

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 Paschall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paschall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.