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 Piney Green (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 Piney Green. 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 Piney Green ...
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 Piney Green: Piney Grn.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Piney Green. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney Green.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Piney Green is located in Sampson 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 Sampson County: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Piney Green. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney Green:
- Sampson County (The home county of Piney Green)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Green, with the one closest to Piney Green listed first.
- Huntley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Beaman Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Reynolds Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Rebel City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Salemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kitty Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Spiveys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Vann Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Bonnetsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Keener
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Roseboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Green, with the one closest to Piney Green listed first.
- Ammon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Jerome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruskin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Yorick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Tar Heel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Green, with the one closest to Piney Green listed first.
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Stedman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Godwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vander
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- North Point Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Green, with the one closest to Piney Green listed first.
- Baltic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Faison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Calypso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beautancus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Everton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Everton is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Brices Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Green, with the one closest to Piney Green listed first.
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Dunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Erwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Turlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Bunnlevel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Walkertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Coats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Green, with the one closest to Piney Green listed first.
- McKoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Peacocks Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Allens Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Benson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bentonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Four Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- West Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Green, with the one closest to Piney Green listed first.
- Grantham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dudley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Raynor Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Mar-Mac Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney Green, see our County-by-County Page for Piney Green.
Cemeteries Near Piney Green ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney Green.
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 Piney Green - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney Green covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney Green, with the one closest to Piney Green listed first.
- Piney Green Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vann Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bearskin MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Autry - Daniels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Autry - Averitt Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Sunrise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alderson Parker Family Center
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Piney Green in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney Green.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney Green, with the one closest to Piney Green listed first.
- Huntley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Beaman Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Mingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Clement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clement is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Roseboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keener
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Timothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Hayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hayne is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayne
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Autryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McKoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Blackmans Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newton Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Godwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney Green. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Green.
Newspapers Published in Piney Green ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Green.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney Green, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piney Green.
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 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 Piney Green:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Sampson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Cumberland County
- Duplin County
- Harnett County
- Johnston County
- Wayne 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 '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- Piney Green) 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 Piney Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |