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 Stovall (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 Stovall. 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 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.
Stovall is located in Granville 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 Granville County: Durham, Franklin, Person, Vance, Wake, Halifax (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Stovall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stovall:
- Granville County (The home county of Stovall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Gela
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Bullock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Townsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilbourns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Fairport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Tar River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Hester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Stem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rougemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Lake View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Franklinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Ingleside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Katesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Louisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Berryland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Fieldstream
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Charter Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Allensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Moriah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Mount Tirzah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Timberlake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roxboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Hicks Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Whitt Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Allens Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Ceffo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Roseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Dabney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Drewry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adcock Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Bear Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Gillburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Kittrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bobbitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Wake County
- New Light
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Manson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Soul City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Norlina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warren Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Wise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Warrenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Church Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Charlotte County (VA)
- Wylliesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna County (VA)
- Scottsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Virgilina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Mayo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Omega
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Cluster Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- South Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Clover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Banister Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Shiny Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Averett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Finchley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Jeffress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Cusco Willa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Skipwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Orgainville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Boydton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stovall, see our County-by-County Page for Stovall.
Cemeteries Near Stovall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stovall.
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 Stovall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stovall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- John Penns Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Royster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crews Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadowview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meadowview Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Oxford.
- The Meadowview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Meadowview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48079 <3>
- Winston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callahan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- State Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ligon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stovall had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Stovall had a population of 420 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stovall, with the one closest to Stovall listed first.
- Bullock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Huntsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsboro is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
- Satterwhite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Satterwhite is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Dabney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Townsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Soudan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Soudan is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Averett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Siddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddon
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Buffalo Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Junction is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Junction
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 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 Stovall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stovall.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stovall ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stovall.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stovall. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stovall and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stovall.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of Stovall.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Stovall:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Granville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Mecklenburg 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stovall) 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 Stovall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |