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 Southside Park (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 Southside Park. 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 doctors and 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.
Southside Park is located in Nash 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 Nash County: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Vance, Wake, Warren & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Southside Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southside Park:
- Nash County (The home county of Southside Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snells Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Regency Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Westry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Batchelor Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sandy Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Halifax Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Langley Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Momeyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Momeyer is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momeyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Hartsease
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Whitakers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Hartsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Gethsemane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Leggett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Macclesfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinetops
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- White Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Mapleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Bunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Louisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Ingleside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Katesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Youngsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Speights Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Hollister
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Airlie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Roseneath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Allen Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Stancils Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Kenly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beulahtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Archer Lodge
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Micro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Pitt County
- Fountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vance County
- Bobbitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Zebulon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Rolesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lickskillet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Afton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Elm City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sims
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Scotts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Black Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saratoga
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southside Park, see our County-by-County Page for Southside Park.
Cemeteries Near Southside Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southside Park.
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 Southside Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southside Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enroughty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgepeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Whitfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Southside Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southside Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southside Park, with the one closest to Southside Park listed first.
- Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Dukes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Spring Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stanhope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hunts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Hilliardston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Gold Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elm City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Justice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Southside Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southside Park.
Newspapers Published in Southside Park ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southside Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southside Park, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southside Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Southside Park:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Nash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Johnston County
- Pitt 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> | 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 Southside Park, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southside Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |