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 Pine Forest (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 Pine Forest. 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 Pine Forest ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Forest: Pine Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Forest.
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 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.
Pine Forest is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Forest:
- Moore County (The home county of Pine Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Aberdeen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pinebluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinehurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southern Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylortown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Foxfire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Whispering Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West End
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Jackson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Seven Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Carbonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Bennett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Fort Bragg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bonnie Doone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kingsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Shaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Timberlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- North Point Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Highland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Hope Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Murchisontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Pineview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Spout Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Overhills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Olivia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barbecue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Twin Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Ashley Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Bowmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Raeford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gold Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Dundarrach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Rockfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- White Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Lemon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Parkwood Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Swann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Tramway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Saint Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Western Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Carolina Trace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Jonesboro Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Sanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ether
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Hoffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Norman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steen Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Honey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rockingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Yates Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Red Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Lumber Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Maxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Parkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Philadelphus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rennert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crump Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Richmond Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Laurinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hasty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Newtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Forest.
Cemeteries Near Pine Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Forest.
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 Pine Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Silver Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaulah Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McDonalds Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Pine Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Pinebluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Southern Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- West End
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Capels Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hamlet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Forest.
Newspapers Published in Pine Forest ...
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 Pine Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Forest, 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 Pine Forest.
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 Pine Forest:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Scotland 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Forest) 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 Pine Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |