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 Phil (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 Phil. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Phil is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Phil. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phil:
- Robeson County (The home county of Phil)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Philadelphus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Red Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Red Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Maxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rennert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Elrod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Lowe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Raemon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Tar Heel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Butters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Bladenboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruskin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Boardman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Timberlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Hope Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ardulusa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kingsford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Williams Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Bonnie Doone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Fort Bragg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Dundarrach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Bowmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Raeford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Timberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Rockfish
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Ashley Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Pinebluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Ghio Scholl Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Marston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Steen Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Hoffman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Hamlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Dobbins Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Crump Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Wagram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- East Laurinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hasty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Richmond Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Oakland Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Hamer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Little Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Floydale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Latta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Red Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- McColl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- Tatum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newtonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bennettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blenheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phil, see our County-by-County Page for Phil.
Cemeteries Near Phil ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phil.
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 Phil - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phil covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- New Prospect Holiness Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graham / Lowery Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McBryde Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxendine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lowry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maynor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Community Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Youth of Christ Holiness Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McNeill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McKinsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Phil in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phil.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phil, with the one closest to Phil listed first.
- Philadelphus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Red Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Wakulla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wakulla is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
- Pates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Red Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Moss Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Floral College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Maxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lowe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Saddletree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Lumber Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phil. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phil.
Newspapers Published in Phil ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phil.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phil, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phil.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Phil:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Scotland County
- Dillon County
- Marlboro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Phil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Phil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |