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 Southern Pines (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 Southern Pines. 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 southeast 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 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.
Southern Pines is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Southern Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southern Pines:
- Moore County (The home county of Southern Pines)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Pinehurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylortown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pinebluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Vass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- West End
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Carbonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Gulf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Bennett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goldston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Fort Bragg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spring Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Doone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- North Point Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Hope Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Murchisontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Spout Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Pineview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Olivia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Overhills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Barbecue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Twin Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Seminole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Anderson Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Ryes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Boone Trail
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Ashley Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Raeford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Dundarrach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- White Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Lemon Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Parkwood Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Tramway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Saint Andrews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Swann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Western Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Carolina Trace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Jonesboro Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Sanford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ether
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Asbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Randolph County
- Yow Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Norman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steen Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- East Rockingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Honey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yates Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Lumber Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Red Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Parkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crump Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Richmond Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Laurinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southern Pines, see our County-by-County Page for Southern Pines.
Cemeteries Near Southern Pines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southern Pines.
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 Southern Pines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southern Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beaulah Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McDonalds Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Vass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47810 <3>
- Taylor Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crane Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. John United Church of God Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Southern Pines had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Southern Pines had a population of 15,070 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southern Pines, with the one closest to Southern Pines listed first.
- Manly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinebluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West End
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Spout Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Capels Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Roberdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southern Pines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southern Pines.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Southern Pines ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southern Pines.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Southern Pines. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Southern Pines and those printed in the larger area surrounding Southern Pines.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<2> of Southern Pines.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Southern Pines:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Scotland 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southern Pines) 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 Southern Pines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |