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 Poplar Grove (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 Poplar Grove. 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 Poplar Grove ...
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 Poplar Grove: Poplar Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Grove.
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 and hospitals 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.
Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Grove:
- Sampson County (The home county of Poplar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Keener
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Moltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kitty Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Vann Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Beaman Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Newton Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Bonnetsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Reynolds Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Blackmans Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Bladen County
- Ammon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Falcon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Godwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stedman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Faison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowdens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Calypso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Baltic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Beautancus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Everton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Everton is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Summerlins Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hills Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Westbrook Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Crossroads
- Blizzards Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Grove Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dunn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Erwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- McKoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Peacocks Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Allens Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Benson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Four Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rains Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Selma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Pink Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Fields
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Dudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Mar-Mac Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Raynor Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Seven Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goldsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Elroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Walnut Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Grove.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Grove.
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 Poplar Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Bradshaw Boone Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Festus Sutton Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Green Disciples Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keener Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Of The Angels Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCullen Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandhills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carver Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Poplar Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Faison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keener
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bowdens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dobbersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Newton Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blackmans Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Dudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Grove.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Grove ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Grove, 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 Poplar Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Poplar Grove:
- 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
- Lenoir 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Grove) 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 Poplar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |