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 Pinkston (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 Pinkston. 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 northwest 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 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.
Pinkston is located in Anson 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 Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Pinkston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinkston:
- Anson County (The home county of Pinkston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- Wadesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ansonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sugar Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Lilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Roper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Peachland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Morven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- McFarlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Candor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Biscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- Jackson Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Foxfire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Eagle Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- Mangum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Yates Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Cordova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Honey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Ellerbe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rockingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Norman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Dobbins Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Steen Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Ghio Scholl Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Red Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Albemarle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stanfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Lambert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Locust
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Badin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Plyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Palmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Millingport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- Marshville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Allens Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Wingate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Altan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Carmel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Mount Croghan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- Pageland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Patrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Wallace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinkston, see our County-by-County Page for Pinkston.
Cemeteries Near Pinkston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinkston.
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 Pinkston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinkston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- East View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond - Sturdivant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anson Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Machine House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Legrand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camden Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camden Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Wadesboro.
- Pine View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Davids Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons - Howell Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Pinkston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinkston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinkston, with the one closest to Pinkston listed first.
- Wadesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Ansonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Lilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Polkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Mangum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Peachland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Deep Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Littles Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinkston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinkston.
Newspapers Published in Pinkston ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinkston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinkston, 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 Pinkston.
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 Pinkston:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Anson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Chesterfield 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinkston) 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 Pinkston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |