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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 Timothy (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 Timothy. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Timothy is located in Sampson 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 Sampson County: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender & Wayne.

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

  • Sampson County     (The home county of Timothy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timothy, with the one closest to Timothy listed first.
    • Spiveys Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
    • Blackmans Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
    • Vann Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
    • Plain View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Plain View is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Newton Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaman Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
    • Reynolds Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
    • Huntley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Huntley is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Keener
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Keener is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
    • Rebel City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rebel City is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
    • Kitty Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
    • Salemburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timothy, with the one closest to Timothy listed first.
    • Ammon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ammon is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Jerome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jerome is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timothy, with the one closest to Timothy listed first.
    • Falcon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Falcon is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Godwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wade is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <1>
    • Stedman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
      • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
    • Vander
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Vander is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
    • Judson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Judson is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Fayetteville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
    • Holly Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • North Point Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timothy, with the one closest to Timothy listed first.
    • Faison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Calypso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Calypso is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Bowdens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowdens is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
    • Baltic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Baltic is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Beautancus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Beautancus is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
    • Everton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Everton is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
    • Friendship
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Friendship is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Warsaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carroll
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carroll is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Summerlins Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hills Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timothy, with the one closest to Timothy listed first.
    • Grove Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Grove Park is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Lakeside Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Dunn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunn is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <1>
    • Westhaven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westhaven is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
    • Averasboro ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Averasboro is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
    • Erwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Erwin is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
    • Turlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Turlington is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
    • Coats
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coats is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <1>
    • Bunnlevel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
    • Fonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
    • Buies Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harnett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Harnett is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timothy, with the one closest to Timothy listed first.
    • McKoy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • McKoy is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
    • Peacocks Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
    • Harper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harper is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Allens Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
    • Benson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bentonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bentonville is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
    • Four Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Smithfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fairfield is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • West Smithfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
    • Willow Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Pine Level
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timothy, with the one closest to Timothy listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Kennebec
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kennebec is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timothy, with the one closest to Timothy listed first.
    • Grantham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Grantham is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
    • Raynor Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
    • Mount Olive
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Brogden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brogden is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
    • Dudley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Genoa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Genoa is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Mar-Mac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
    • Mar-Mac Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
    • Goldsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nahunta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Nahunta is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
    • Berkeley Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village

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

Cemeteries Near Timothy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Timothy.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Timothy, with the one closest to Timothy 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Timothy had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Blackmans Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
  • McKoy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McKoy is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
  • Mingo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mingo is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Newton Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Beaman Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
  • Harper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harper is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Dunn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunn is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <1>
  • Huntley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Huntley is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Keener
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Keener is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
  • Benson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dobbersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
  • Bentonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bentonville is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Averasboro ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Averasboro is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
    • Godwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Clement
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Clement is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement

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

Newspapers Published in Timothy ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Timothy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Timothy, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Timothy.

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 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 Timothy:

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' (or 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- Timothy) 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 Timothy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.