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 Plain View (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 Plain View. 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 Plain View ...
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 Plain View: Plain Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Plain View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plain View.
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 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 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.
Plain View is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Plain View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plain View:
- Richmond County (The home county of Plain View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Norman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Honey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Marston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Yates Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Mangum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Dobbins Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Cordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Hamlet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Lilesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Ansonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wadesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Roper ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Sugar Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- McFarlan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Polkton
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Chatham County
- Bennett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Ashley Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Bowmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Raeford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Lee County
- White Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Biscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Wadeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ether
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Allreds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Asbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Abner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Jackson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Foxfire
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West End
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Taylortown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Pinebluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Zion Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Southern Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Seagrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Eleazer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Michfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crump Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Laurinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Laurinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Badin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Albemarle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Newtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plain View, see our County-by-County Page for Plain View.
Cemeteries Near Plain View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plain View.
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 Plain View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plain View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marcus Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McLean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ellerbe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rourks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Parsons - Howell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
While we didn't find Plain View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plain View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plain View, with the one closest to Plain View listed first.
- Capels Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Jackson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Harrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Pekin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- West End
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Littles Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Roberdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Hoffman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Onvil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pinebluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mangum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 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 Plain View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plain View.
Newspapers Published in Plain View ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plain View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plain View, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plain View.
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 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 Plain View:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Chatham County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Scotland County
- Stanly 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> | 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 Plain View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Plain View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |