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 Seaman Way (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 Seaman Way. 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 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.
Seaman Way is located in Vance 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 Vance County: Franklin, Granville, Warren & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Seaman Way. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seaman Way:
- Vance County (The home county of Seaman Way)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- South Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Gillburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Bear Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Adcock Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Henderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Bobbitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Middleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dabney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Drewry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gorman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Rougemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Alert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Franklinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Katesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Louisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Mapleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- White Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Youngsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wake Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bunn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sutton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Fairport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Townsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Stovall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Tar River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Mount Energy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Berea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Hollister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Airlie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Littleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Lancaster Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Mays Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Matthews Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Aventon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Hunts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Taylors Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Bass Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Dukes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hilliardston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Moriah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Allensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Mount Tirzah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- New Light
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Forestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Stony Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Hill is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Rolesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Neuse Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
- Neuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Afton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Manson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Soul City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Lickskillet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Norlina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Church Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Halifax County (VA)
- Virgilina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Cusco Willa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Palmer Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Shiny Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Bracey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Averett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Boydton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Finchley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Jeffress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Marengo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seaman Way, see our County-by-County Page for Seaman Way.
Cemeteries Near Seaman Way ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seaman Way.
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 Seaman Way - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seaman Way covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Blacknall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alpha Omega Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jess Kittrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manson Missionary Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Crews Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level UCC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Seaman Way in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seaman Way.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seaman Way, with the one closest to Seaman Way listed first.
- Gillburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Henderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bobbitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Epsom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Epsom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brookston is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
- Greystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greystone is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Letha ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Letha is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
- Middleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dabney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Watkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Afton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Huntsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsboro is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seaman Way. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seaman Way.
Newspapers Published in Seaman Way ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seaman Way.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seaman Way, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seaman Way.
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 Seaman Way:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Vance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Person County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Halifax County
- Mecklenburg 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 Seaman Way, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seaman Way) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |