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 Shanghai (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 Shanghai. 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 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.
Shanghai is located in Sampson 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 Sampson County: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Shanghai. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shanghai:
- Sampson County (The home county of Shanghai)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai, with the one closest to Shanghai listed first.
- Delway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Ingold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Kerr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Elliott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Moltonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Turkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McDaniels
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai, with the one closest to Shanghai listed first.
- White Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Long View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Kelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Ammon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Elizabethtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Yorick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Ruskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- East Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Council
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai, with the one closest to Shanghai listed first.
- Sandyfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Armour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Riegelwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Acme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai, with the one closest to Shanghai listed first.
- Harrells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Brices Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Duff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Safe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Teachey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Tin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Charity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Murphey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai, with the one closest to Shanghai listed first.
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Atkinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Watha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Murray Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Currie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burgaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Ashton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Maple Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Rocky Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shanghai, see our County-by-County Page for Shanghai.
Cemeteries Near Shanghai ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shanghai.
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 Shanghai - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shanghai covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shanghai, with the one closest to Shanghai listed first.
- Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fennell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Herring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Benton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vann Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46850 <2>
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spearman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snipes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fryar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Shanghai in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shanghai.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shanghai, with the one closest to Shanghai listed first.
- Clear Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Run is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
- Taylors Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
- Waycross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waycross is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Kerr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Safe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Ingold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Teachey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Parkersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Turkey
(15 miles [24.1 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 Shanghai. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shanghai.
Newspapers Published in Shanghai ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shanghai.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shanghai, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shanghai.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Shanghai:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Sampson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- Pender County
- Wayne 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 Shanghai, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shanghai) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |