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 Ricefield (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 Ricefield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Ricefield is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Ricefield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ricefield:
- Columbus County (The home county of Ricefield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ricefield, with the one closest to Ricefield listed first.
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandyfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Byrdville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Lake Waccamaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Riegelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Hallsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Rico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Whiteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ricefield, with the one closest to Ricefield listed first.
- East Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Council
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Kelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Rosindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Long View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Clarkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- White Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bladenboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yorick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ricefield, with the one closest to Ricefield listed first.
- Northwest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Sandy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Exum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Makatoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Malmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Phoenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Navassa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Town Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Winnabow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Duplin County
- Harrells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ricefield, with the one closest to Ricefield listed first.
- Hightsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Wrightsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Castle Hayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Skippers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ricefield, with the one closest to Ricefield listed first.
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Currie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ashton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Rocky Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Burgaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ricefield, with the one closest to Ricefield listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Tomahawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ricefield, see our County-by-County Page for Ricefield.
Cemeteries Near Ricefield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ricefield.
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 Ricefield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ricefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ricefield, with the one closest to Ricefield listed first.
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Bolton.
- The Shiloh Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #323569 <3>
- McEwen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graham Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Malpass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holmes Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- St. James Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Memorial Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Hallsboro.
- The St. James Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462746 <3>
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Ricefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ricefield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ricefield, with the one closest to Ricefield listed first.
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byrdville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Council
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Lake Waccamaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westbrook is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Armour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Kelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Rosindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Colly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Hallsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Northwest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Point Caswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ricefield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ricefield.
Newspapers Published in Ricefield ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ricefield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ricefield, 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 Ricefield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ricefield:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Duplin County
- New Hanover County
- Pender County
- Sampson 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' (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- Ricefield) 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 Ricefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |