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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 Paynes Tavern (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 Paynes Tavern. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Paynes Tavern ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Paynes Tavern, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Paynes Tavern may originally have been Payne's Tavern.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Paynes Tavern might be written as Payne Tavern.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Paynes Tavern is located in Person 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 Person County: Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange & Halifax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Paynes Tavern. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paynes Tavern:
- Person County (The home county of Paynes Tavern)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Whitt Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Roxboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Hicks Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Timberlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurdle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Tirzah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Ceffo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stagecoach Trail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Mebane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Brook Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hollow
- Buena Vista Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates
- McCray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Union Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Florence Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Florence Town is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
- 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
- Haw River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Leasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Prospect Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Semora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yanceyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blanch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Jericho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- West Yanceyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Rougemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The American Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Gorman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brassfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Berea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Wilbourns
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Stem
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Butner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Hester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Gela
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Creedmoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Berryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Laws
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Kindful Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Charter Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Fieldstream
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- North Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Larry Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Green Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Deer Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- McDade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Lawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vance County
- Dabney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mayo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Delila
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Cluster Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Virgilina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- South Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Omega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Jones
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Aarons Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(28 miles [45.1 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 Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Nelson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Shiny Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Kentuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paynes Tavern, see our County-by-County Page for Paynes Tavern.
Cemeteries Near Paynes Tavern ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paynes Tavern.
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 Paynes Tavern - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paynes Tavern covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Person Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burchwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookland Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- David Reid Clayton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Surl Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Paynes Tavern in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paynes Tavern.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paynes Tavern, with the one closest to Paynes Tavern listed first.
- Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Ai
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Roxboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bushy Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
- Hurdle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Surl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Surl is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surl
- Gordonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Mount Tirzah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Ceffo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Laws
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paynes Tavern. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paynes Tavern.
Newspapers Published in Paynes Tavern ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paynes Tavern.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paynes Tavern, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paynes Tavern.
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 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 Paynes Tavern:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Person County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Rockingham County
- Vance County
- Danville City
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Paynes Tavern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Paynes Tavern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |