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 Southwood (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 Southwood. 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.
Southwood is located in Lenoir 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 Lenoir County: Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Southwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southwood:
- Lenoir County (The home county of Southwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Loftins Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Kinfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Albrittons
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Graingers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Deep Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Tick Bite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Grifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pink Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Cove City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Fort Barnwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Tuscarora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Lima
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Vanceboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- River Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Ernul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Trent Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Brices Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Old Town Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Resaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Gradys Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Albertson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Drummersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Outlaws Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Kornegay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Herrings Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Potters Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Blizzards Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Petersburg Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Glenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Maury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Contentnea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Speights Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Walstonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Wise Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sassers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Combs Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Phillips Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Pollocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Taylors Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Hargetts Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perfection
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Huffmantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Richlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Catherine Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Mill Pond Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Half Moon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Shamrock Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Cardinal Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Pumpkin Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Quinerly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Rountree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Ayden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Renston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Clayroot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Shelmerdine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Winterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Red Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Seven Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Saulston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Brogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Dudley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Mar-Mac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southwood, see our County-by-County Page for Southwood.
Cemeteries Near Southwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southwood.
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 Southwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- King Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alexander Rouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jesse B. Noble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhem Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinelawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Council F. Jarman Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- George W. Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Southwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Kinston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Falling Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Deep Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Closs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Closs is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closs
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Strabane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strabane is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strabane
- Glenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hugo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Cove City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Grifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Institute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Resaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Fort Barnwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southwood.
Newspapers Published in Southwood ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southwood, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southwood.
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 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 Southwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lenoir County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Wayne 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 Southwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |