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 Rose Hill (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 Rose Hill. 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 and hospitals 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.
Rose Hill is located in Duplin County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Duplin County: Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Rose Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rose Hill:
- Duplin County (The home county of Rose Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Register
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Duff Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Murphey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Teachey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Brices Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brices Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Greenevers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Safe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
- Cartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Tin City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Hancheys Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancheys Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Long View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - White Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <2>
- Kelly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Hargetts Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargetts Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Taylors Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Pink Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
- Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <2>
- Deep Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Catherine Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Richlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Richlands is located in Onslow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <2>
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Watha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Murray Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Burgaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
- Burgaw is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgaw <2>
- Maple Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Atkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Atkinson is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
- Saint Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Ashton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Currie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
- Currie is located in Pender County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Currie <2>
- Rocky Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Pender County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <2>
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Delway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Turkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Turkey is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <2>
- Elliott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Moltonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Tomahawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Ingold
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Beulah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Ivanhoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <2>
- Bonnetsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - McDaniels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <2>
- Seven Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <2>
- Dudley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Dudley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rose Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Rose Hill.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rose Hill ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Hill.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rose Hill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rose Hill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rose Hill.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Rose Hill.
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 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 Rose Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/
- Pages specific to Duplin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jones County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lenoir County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Onslow County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pender County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sampson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bladen County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Duplin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
Cemeteries Near Rose Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose Hill.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rose Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rose Hill.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
- Duplin Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duplin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duplin Memorial Gardens
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Hill Cemetery
- Rockfish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockfish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockfish Cemetery
- Matthew Southerland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthew Southerland Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alderman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alderman Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Mine Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Mine Burial Park
- Newkirk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newkirk Cemetery
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Merritt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
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 Rose Hill had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rose Hill had a population of 1,620 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Teachey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Safe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
- Kenansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
- Kenansville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <2>
- Waycross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Sloan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Chinquapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <2>
- Taylors Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
- Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
- Sarecta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Turkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Turkey is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <2>
- Clear Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Lyman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Turkey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rose Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rose Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rose Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8283, Longitude: -78.0231 |
| <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 Rose Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |