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 Providence (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 Providence. 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.
Providence is located in Granville 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 Granville County: Durham, Franklin, Person, Vance, Wake, Halifax (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence:
- Granville County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Tar River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Stem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Fairport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Mount Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Creedmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Butner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Leasburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rougemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gorman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The American Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Brassfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Parkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Morrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Franklinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wake Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Katesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Ingleside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Lake View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Louisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Mapleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- White Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Bunn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Fieldstream
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Charter Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Berryland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Pleasant Green Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Schley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Schley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
- Brigadoon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brigadoon is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon
- Eno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eno is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Kindful Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Larry Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Moriah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Mount Tirzah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Timberlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cates
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Roxboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Whitt Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Hurdle Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hicks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Ceffo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Dabney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Kittrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Bobbitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Gill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- South Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gillburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Adcock Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Middleburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drewry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- New Light
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Stony Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stony Hill is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Forestville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Wyatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Neuse Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
- Neuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rolesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickwick Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Brentwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- Millbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Woodbury Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Manson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Soul City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Afton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Lickskillet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Norlina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Virgilina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mayo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Aarons Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Omega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Shiny Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Nelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Jeffress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Finchley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Cusco Willa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Providence.
Cemeteries Near Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence.
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 Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Granville Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnette Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Community Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyche Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meadowview Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Oxford.
- The Meadowview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Meadowview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48079 <2>
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peed Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crews Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carrington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Providence had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Tar River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Stem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Hester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Mount Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Watkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Knap of Reeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
- Creedmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Moriah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Satterwhite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Satterwhite is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.
Newspapers Published in Providence ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Providence.
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 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 Providence:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Granville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Halifax County
- Mecklenburg 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Providence) 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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |