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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 Terrells (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 Terrells. 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.

Terrells is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Alamance, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph & Wake.

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

  • Chatham County     (The home county of Terrells)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells listed first.
    • Bynum
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bynum is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
    • Fearrington Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
    • Pittsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Siler City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonlee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonlee is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
    • Goldston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Haywood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Haywood is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Moncure
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Farmville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gulf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Gulf is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
    • Brickhaven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
    • Carbonton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Carbonton is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells listed first.
    • Mandale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mandale is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
    • Eli Whitney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
    • Sutphin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
    • Saxapahaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow Camp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Melville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Melville is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Rock Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Swepsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
    • Hawfields
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
    • Broad Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Broad Acres is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Acres
    • Cooper Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooper Estates is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Estates
    • Forest Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Hills is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Caswell County
    • Prospect Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
  • Durham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells listed first.
    • Parkwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Parkwood is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • The American Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The American Village is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
    • Morrisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nelson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Nelson is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Brassfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Brassfield is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
    • Durham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gorman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gorman is located in Durham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Bahama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells listed first.
    • Julian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gibsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitsett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sedalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sedalia is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • Climax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Forest Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells listed first.
    • Duncan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Duncan is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Cokesbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Seminole
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Seminole is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
    • Ryes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ryes is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
    • Rawls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rawls is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells listed first.
    • Cumnock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cumnock is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
    • Osgood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Osgood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
    • Colon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Colon is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
    • Green Valley Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
    • Wildwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • San-Lee Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
    • Sanford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Western Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Western Hills is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
    • Jonesboro Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
    • Tramway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Tramway is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Broadway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
  • Moore County
    • Parkwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkwood is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells listed first.
    • Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oaks is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Teer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Teer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
    • Dogwood Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
    • Rangewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rangewood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
    • Orange Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Orange Grove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Calvander
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Calvander is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
    • Carrboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
    • Spring Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Dodsons Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dodsons Crossroads is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsons Crossroads
    • Chapel Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Davie Circle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Davie Circle is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
    • Greenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells listed first.
    • Staley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Melanchton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Melanchton is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
    • Coleridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • Ramseur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Franklinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Redcross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Redcross is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
    • Cedar Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
    • Millboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Millboro is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
    • Central Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Central Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
    • Worthville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Worthville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells listed first.
    • New Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Apex
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Apex is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <1>
    • Indian Trail
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Indian Trail is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
    • Hollemans Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
      • Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
      • Collins
      • Enno
    • Dutchess Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
    • Hazelwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hazelwood is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Holly Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilbon is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
    • Meredith Townes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
    • Pickwick Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
    • Fuquay - Varina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Method
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Method is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method

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

Cemeteries Near Terrells ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terrells.

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 Terrells - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Terrells, with the one closest to Terrells 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.<4>

While we didn't find Terrells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Terrells.

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

  • Bynum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bynum is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Pittsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Silk Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
  • Sutphin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
  • Teer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Teer is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
  • Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oaks is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Saxapahaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Camp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Siler City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackwood is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
  • Goldston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Moncure
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haywood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Haywood is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Swepsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people

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

Newspapers Published in Terrells ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terrells.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terrells, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Terrells.

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 helpful 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 Terrells:

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>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- Terrells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Terrells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.