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 Seven Paths (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 Seven Paths. 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.
Seven Paths is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Granville, Halifax, Nash, Vance, Wake & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Seven Paths. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seven Paths:
- Franklin County (The home county of Seven Paths)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Bunn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- White Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Louisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Katesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Alert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Lake View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Franklinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Battleboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitakers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Mercer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Hartsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Fairport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Wilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Mount Energy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tar River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Hester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Creedmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Hollister
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Brinkleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Airlie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Heathsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Stancils Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Archer Lodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Beulahtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Kenly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Micro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Wilson's Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Hunts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Mays Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Bass Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Spring Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Valley Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Momeyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Momeyer is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momeyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Lancaster Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Frazier Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
- Lamm Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamm Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamm Crossroads
- Batchelor Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Bobbitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Gillburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Kittrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Adcock Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- South Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Dabney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Zebulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rolesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wendell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Eagle Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Wyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Knightdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Neuse Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
- Neuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shotwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- New Light
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Lickskillet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Afton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Warrenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Soul City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Manson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Norlina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elm City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Scotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lucama
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Black Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seven Paths, see our County-by-County Page for Seven Paths.
Cemeteries Near Seven Paths ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seven Paths.
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 Seven Paths - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seven Paths covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Mullen Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stallings Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meeks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Hedgepeth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wakefield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Seven Paths in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seven Paths.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seven Paths, with the one closest to Seven Paths listed first.
- Hunts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Justice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Spring Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Louisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Union Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Stanhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Katesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moulton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seven Paths. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seven Paths.
Newspapers Published in Seven Paths ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seven Paths.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seven Paths, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seven Paths.
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 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 Seven Paths:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Johnston County
- Nash County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren 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> | 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- Seven Paths) 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 Seven Paths, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |