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 Raynham (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 Raynham. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Raynham is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Raynham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raynham:
- Robeson County (The home county of Raynham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- McDonald
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Elrod
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Alfordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Red Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Raemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Lumberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Proctorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Butters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tar Heel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruskin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Boardman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fair Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Williamson Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Grist
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Chadbourn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Timberlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Ardulusa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Hope Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Dundarrach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Bowmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Raeford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockfish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Timberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Richmond County
- Ghio Scholl Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Hasty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- East Laurinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Wagram
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Laurel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Hamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Little Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Minturn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Latta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Nichols
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mullins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sellers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Red Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Clio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- McColl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tatum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Blenheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newtonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bennettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raynham, see our County-by-County Page for Raynham.
Cemeteries Near Raynham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raynham.
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 Raynham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raynham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- McCormick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bullock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bullock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prevatte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gaddy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Bullock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Worley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bullock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Raynham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raynham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raynham, with the one closest to Raynham listed first.
- Rowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Alfordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Pates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Gaddysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Red Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Lumberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Orrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Philadelphus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Little Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raynham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raynham.
Newspapers Published in Raynham ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raynham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raynham, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raynham.
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 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 Raynham:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Richmond County
- Scotland County
- Dillon County
- Marion 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raynham) 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 Raynham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |