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 Sidney (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 Sidney. 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 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.
Sidney is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Sidney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sidney:
- Columbus County (The home county of Sidney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
- Cribb Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Clarendon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Ironhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Emerson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Tabor City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Nakina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Pine Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chadbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Grist
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Bug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
- Clarkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Rosindale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Bladenboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Council
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Butters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- East Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
- Ash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Longwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Exum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Makatoka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Carolina Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Calabash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shallotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Isle Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
- Barnesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Orrum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
- Loris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Sea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Finklea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Little Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Longs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cebu is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Hand
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Little River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cedar Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Cool Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
- Nichols
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sidney, see our County-by-County Page for Sidney.
Cemeteries Near Sidney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sidney.
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 Sidney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sidney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
- Cribb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meares Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cribb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spivey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Soles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Myrtle Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Soles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sidney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sidney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
- Ironhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Mollie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Clarendon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Chadbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Loris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dothan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Bug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Old Dock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Whiteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finklea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Pireway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Hallsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sidney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sidney.
Newspapers Published in Sidney ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sidney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sidney, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sidney.
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 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 Sidney:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Robeson County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion 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> | 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 Sidney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sidney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |