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 Slocomb (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 Slocomb. 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.
Slocomb is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Slocomb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slocomb:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Slocomb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Wade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- North Point Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Godwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonnie Doone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Fort Bragg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Ammon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Tar Heel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Brickhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Walkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Fonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Bunnlevel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Anderson Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Flat Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Harnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Senter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Overhills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Erwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norrington Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shawtown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Rockfish
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Dundarrach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gold Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- McKoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Benson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Allens Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Harper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Four Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Swann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Broadway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Trace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Edgewater Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Lemon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Jonesboro Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Saint Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Parkwood Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Quail Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- San-Lee Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Sanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tramway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- White Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Parkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Rex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Saint Pauls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rennert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Shannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Plain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Rebel City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Autryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Huntley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Spiveys Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Salemburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Blackmans Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Reynolds Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Roseboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vann Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Snow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Kennebec
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Fuquay - Varina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Hollemans Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slocomb, see our County-by-County Page for Slocomb.
Cemeteries Near Slocomb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slocomb.
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 Slocomb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slocomb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westminister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McArtan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers Chapel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Bunlevel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hair Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hair - Massey Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542392 <3>
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 Slocomb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slocomb.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slocomb, with the one closest to Slocomb listed first.
- Carlos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Wade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Godwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bunnlevel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Vander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Clement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Stedman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hope Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Cedar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slocomb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slocomb.
Newspapers Published in Slocomb ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slocomb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slocomb, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slocomb.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Slocomb:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Chatham County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Johnston County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Robeson County
- Sampson County
- Wake 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 '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- Slocomb) 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 Slocomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |