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 Strabane (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 Strabane. 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 hospitals 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.
Strabane 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 Strabane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strabane:
- Lenoir County (The home county of Strabane)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Deep Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Albrittons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- La Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pink Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loftins Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Kinston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kinfield Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Graingers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Grifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Gradys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Drummersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Outlaws Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Albertson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Herrings Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Resaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Blizzards Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Kornegay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Hills Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Scotts Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Jason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Glenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hookerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Contentnea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Maury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Speights Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Wise Forks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hargetts Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Taylors Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Combs Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Phillips Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Sassers Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Comfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Pollocks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Olivers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Huffmantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Richlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Mill Pond Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Quinerly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Rountree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Ayden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Farmville
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Coxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Turkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Moltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Seven Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Dudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Goldsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mar-Mac
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Saulston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Wilson County
- Stantonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strabane, see our County-by-County Page for Strabane.
Cemeteries Near Strabane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strabane.
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 Strabane - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strabane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Wiley Rouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Isaac Hines / Liddell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Hines Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnett - Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardy Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Albertson.
- The Hardy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adolphus Hardy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279877 <3>
- George W. Rouse Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- George W. Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Council F. Jarman Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Jefferson Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Pine View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gradys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harper - Southerland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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, Strabane had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strabane, with the one closest to Strabane listed first.
- Seven Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Outlaws Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Deep Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Albertson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Falling Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- La Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Resaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Best
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Institute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Kinston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Elroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Glenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strabane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strabane.
Newspapers Published in Strabane ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strabane.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strabane, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strabane.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Strabane:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lenoir County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Sampson County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strabane) 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 Strabane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |