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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 Stedman (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 Stedman. 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 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.

Stedman is located in Cumberland County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.

Below are the counties that are near Stedman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stedman:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Stedman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stedman, with the one closest to Stedman listed first.
    • Vander
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
      • Vander is located in Cumberland County
    • Judson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eastover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
      • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Wade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fayetteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Falcon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Holly Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Ardulusa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Highland Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Godwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • North Point Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
      • North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Hope Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stedman, with the one closest to Stedman listed first.
    • Jerome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Bladen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jerome
      • From Stedman to Jerome
    • White Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tar Heel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ruskin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Yorick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dublin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Elizabethtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
    • White Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <2>
    • Mount Olive
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
  • Duplin County
    • Baltic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Duplin County
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stedman, with the one closest to Stedman listed first.
    • Averasboro ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
      • Fonville is located in Harnett County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fonville
      • From Stedman to Fonville
    • Walkertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
      • Walkertown is located in Harnett County
    • Bunnlevel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dunn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Erwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Grove Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
      • Grove Park is located in Harnett County
    • Twin Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
    • Lakeside Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
    • Westhaven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
      • Westhaven is located in Harnett County
    • Anderson Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
      • Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
    • Harnett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harnett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
      • Harnett is located in Harnett County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harnett
      • From Stedman to Harnett
    • Flat Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
      • Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flat Branch
      • From Stedman to Flat Branch
  • Hoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stedman, with the one closest to Stedman listed first.
    • Rockfish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
      • Rockfish is located in Hoke County
    • Dundarrach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundarrach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
      • Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
    • Gold Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gold Hill
      • From Stedman to Gold Hill
    • Raeford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raeford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raeford
      • Raeford is located in Hoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raeford <2>
    • Silver City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Hoke County
  • Johnston County
  • Moore County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stedman, with the one closest to Stedman listed first.
    • Parkton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkton
      • Parkton is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkton <2>
    • Saint Pauls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rex
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumber Bridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
      • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rennert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rennert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
      • Rennert is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Saddletree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shannon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker Ten Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
      • Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
    • Red Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
      • Red Springs is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <2>
  • Sampson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stedman, see our County-by-County Page for Stedman.

Cemeteries Near Stedman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stedman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stedman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stedman, with the one closest to Stedman listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stedman had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Stedman had a population of 1,082 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Stedman, with the one closest to Stedman listed first.

  • Autryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Vander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
    • Vander is located in Cumberland County
  • Hayne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayne
    • Hayne is located in Sampson County
  • Clement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
    • Clement is located in Sampson County
  • Grays Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
    • Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Wade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jerome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Bladen County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jerome
    • From Stedman to Jerome
  • Roseboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Huntley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Huntley is located in Sampson County
  • Hope Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Carlos
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
      • Carlos is located in Cumberland County
    • Mingo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
      • Mingo is located in Sampson County
    • Godwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stedman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stedman.

Newspapers Published in Stedman ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stedman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stedman, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stedman.

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 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 Stedman:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stedman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Stedman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stedman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0100, Longitude: -78.6950    
<5>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.
<6>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 Stedman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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