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 Scott Hills (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 Scott Hills. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Scott Hills is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Scott Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scott Hills:
- Wayne County (The home county of Scott Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- Mar-Mac
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Genoa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Brogden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Dudley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Raynor Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Grantham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Elroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- Calypso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Beautancus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Faison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blizzards Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Hills Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Drummersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Summerlins Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Herrings Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Outlaws Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Scotts Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Bowdens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- Jason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Contentnea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Speights Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Hookerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walstonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Maury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Fieldsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- Grove Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Rains Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Pine Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Micro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Beulahtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Kenly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Redwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fields
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Albrittons
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Deep Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Pink Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Loftins Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Graingers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- Newton Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Keener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Blackmans Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Vann Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Turkey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elliott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Beaman Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Moltonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Spiveys Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kitty Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Reynolds Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- Black Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stantonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Eastwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scott Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Scott Hills.
Cemeteries Near Scott Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scott Hills.
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 Scott Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scott Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Augustus Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodland Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wayne Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hiram Grantham Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- New Hope Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carver Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Mill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
While we didn't find Scott Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scott Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scott Hills, with the one closest to Scott Hills listed first.
- Dudley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Best
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- Saulston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pinkney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Seven Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Faison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scott Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scott Hills.
Newspapers Published in Scott Hills ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scott Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scott Hills, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scott Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Scott Hills:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Harnett County
- Johnston County
- Lenoir County
- Sampson County
- Wilson 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 Scott Hills, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scott Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |