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 Stancell (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 Stancell. 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.
Stancell is located in Northampton 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 Northampton County: Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Warren, Brunswick (VA), Greensville (VA) & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Stancell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stancell:
- Northampton County (The home county of Stancell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Henrico
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seaboard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Margarettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Lasker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Potecasi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Edgecombe County
- Whitakers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- South Rosemary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Roanoke Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Allen Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heathsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Brinkleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Hollister
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ringwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Taylor Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Aventon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Vaughan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Warren Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Wise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Warrenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norlina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Afton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Lickskillet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Soul City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Brunswick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Ante
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Powellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Ankum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gholsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ezell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Totaro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Netta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Dolphin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Brodnax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Callaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dinwiddie County (VA)
- McKenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Emporia City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Emporia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Skippers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Radium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Radium is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Jarratt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Lochleven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- La Crosse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bracey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hagood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- South Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Opie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Union Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Little Texas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Adams Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Koskoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Drewryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Boykins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Brokenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Grizzard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stancell, see our County-by-County Page for Stancell.
Cemeteries Near Stancell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stancell.
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 Stancell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stancell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Rook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Squire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Massey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roanoke Rapids.
- The Cedarwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47078 <2>
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Vaughan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vincent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyche Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Stancell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stancell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stancell, with the one closest to Stancell listed first.
- Barley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barley is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley
- Valentines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Brink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brink is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Powellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Ante
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Gasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Skippers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gholsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Elams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elams is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elams
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurelian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aurelian Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelian Springs
- Ezell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stancell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stancell.
Newspapers Published in Stancell ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stancell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stancell, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stancell.
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 Stancell:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Northampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Warren County
- Brunswick County
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex 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 Stancell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stancell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |