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 Rich Square (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 Rich Square. 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 Rich Square ...
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 Rich Square: Rich Sq. (or less commonly used: Rich Sqr.)
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 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 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.
Rich Square is located in Northampton 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 Northampton County: Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Warren, Brunswick (VA), Greensville (VA) & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Rich Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rich Square:
- Northampton County (The home county of Rich Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Eagletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Lasker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Potecasi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Seaboard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Garysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Roxobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Kelford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Aulander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Hexlena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Powellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Drew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Askewville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Lawrence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Speed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Gethsemane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Coakley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Leggett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Whitakers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Lodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Tarboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Battleboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsease
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Princeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Eure
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Gatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Tillery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scotland Neck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braswells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Roseneath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hobgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- South Weldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Weldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roanoke Rapids
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Menola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Earleys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Murfreesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ahoskie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barretts Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Cofield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Winton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Como
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Harrellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Oak City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hassell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Gold Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Everetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Taylor Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greensville County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Claresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Skippers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Branchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Boykins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little Texas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Statesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Koskoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Newsoms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Sunbeam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Adams Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Handsom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Capron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Capron is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rich Square, see our County-by-County Page for Rich Square.
Cemeteries Near Rich Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rich Square.
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 Rich Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rich Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Rea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norfleet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roxobel - Kelford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Gilbert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eastview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mary Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland Neck Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoggard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Madry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nebo Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rich Square had a population of 643 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rich Square had a population of 834 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Square, with the one closest to Rich Square listed first.
- Eagletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Lasker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Roxobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Potecasi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Kelford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Creeksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Creeksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeksville
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Norfleet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norfleet is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfleet
- Menola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Milwaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Aulander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rich Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rich Square.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rich Square ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rich Square.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rich Square. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rich Square and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rich Square.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Rich Square.
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 helpful 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 Rich Square:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Northampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Greensville County
- Southampton 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> | 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 Rich Square, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rich Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |