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 Spies (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 Spies. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Spies 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 Spies. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spies:
- Moore County (The home county of Spies)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Robbins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jugtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Zion Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Parkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Eagle Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Seven Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- West End
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foxfire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Taylortown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- Bennett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Bear Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bonlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Goldston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Siler City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- Complex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Denton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harnett County
- Murchisontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Hoke County
- Ashley Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- White Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Cumnock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cumnock is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
- Tramway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Western Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Wildwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Glenwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Green Valley Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lemon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Parkwood Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Sanford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Andrews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Colon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- Ether
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Biscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allreds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Abner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Wadeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Eldorado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- Yow Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Seagrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Michfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Coleridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Eleazer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Asheboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramseur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mechanic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Franklinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Central Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Millboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Staley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- Norman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hoffman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Mangum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Marston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- Badin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Palmerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Norwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albemarle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spies, see our County-by-County Page for Spies.
Cemeteries Near Spies ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spies.
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 Spies - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spies covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- Shamburger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Biscoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sedberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Candor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whynot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Spies in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spies.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spies, with the one closest to Spies listed first.
- Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ether
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Allreds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okeewemee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Okeewemee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeewemee
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- West End
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cheeks is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
- Onvil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Jackson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coleridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Immer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Immer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spies. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spies.
Newspapers Published in Spies ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spies.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spies, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spies.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Spies:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Stanly 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spies) 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 Spies, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |