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 Social Plains (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 Social Plains. 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.
Name Variations for Social Plains ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Social Plains: Social Plns.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Social Plains 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 Social Plains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Social Plains:
- Franklin County (The home county of Social Plains)
- The following are listed by their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Bunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mapleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Katesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Louisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Youngsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wake Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Franklinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Alert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Mount Energy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Creedmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Stancils Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Archer Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Kenly
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Micro
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Redwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Smithfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Pine Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rains Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Murraytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Union Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Rocky Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
- Samaria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Rogers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Middlesex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Gold Valley Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Floods Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Lamm Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamm Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamm Crossroads
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Bobbitt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Kittrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Gillburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Zebulon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Shotwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Rolesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knightdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forestville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Neuse Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
- Wyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Neuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Emerald Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Brentwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Warren County
- Lickskillet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Fremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nahunta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Pikeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Sims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Spring Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Lucama
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elm City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Black Creek
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Eastwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Saratoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Social Plains, see our County-by-County Page for Social Plains.
Cemeteries Near Social Plains ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Social Plains.
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 Social Plains - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Social Plains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Wakefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlesex Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jack Bailey Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hocutt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mullen Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Church of Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meeks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Social Plains in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Social Plains.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Social Plains, with the one closest to Social Plains listed first.
- Union Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Earpsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Wendell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Connor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Stanhope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Spring Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Archer Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Hunts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Shotwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rolesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Justice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Social Plains. See our List of 1890's Communities around Social Plains.
Newspapers Published in Social Plains ...
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 Social Plains.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Social Plains, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Social Plains.
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 Social Plains:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Granville County
- Johnston County
- Nash County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Wayne 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 '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- Social Plains) 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 Social Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |