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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Piney Ridge: Piney Rdg. (or less commonly used: Piney Rdge. or Piney Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Piney Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney Ridge.
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 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.
Piney Ridge 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 Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney Ridge:
- Sampson County (The home county of Piney Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Ridge, with the one closest to Piney Ridge listed first.
- Beulah
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnetsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Moltonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Kitty Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Reynolds Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- McDaniels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Keener
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Ingold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Ridge, with the one closest to Piney Ridge listed first.
- Ammon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- White Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ruskin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tar Heel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Ridge, with the one closest to Piney Ridge listed first.
- Stedman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Godwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Eastover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Judson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williams Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Ridge, with the one closest to Piney Ridge listed first.
- Baltic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bowdens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Faison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Everton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Everton is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Brices Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Calypso
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Harrells
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Ridge, with the one closest to Piney Ridge listed first.
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Dunn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Ridge, with the one closest to Piney Ridge listed first.
- McKoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Harper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Peacocks Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Bentonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Allens Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pender County
- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Ridge, with the one closest to Piney Ridge listed first.
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grantham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Dudley
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Genoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Piney Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Piney Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney Ridge, with the one closest to Piney Ridge listed first.
- Clinton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Springdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandhills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hardy - Cannady Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bearskin MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keener Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Ingold Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snipes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney Ridge, with the one closest to Piney Ridge listed first.
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Ingold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Turkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keener
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Roseboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Taylors Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
- Beaman Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Huntley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waycross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waycross is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hayne is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayne
- Clear Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Run is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Piney Ridge ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney Ridge, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piney Ridge.
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 websites either 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 Ridge:
- 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
- Pender 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> | 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> | 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 Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |