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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 Tobermory (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 Tobermory. 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.

Tobermory is located in Bladen 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 Bladen County: Columbus, Cumberland, Pender, Robeson & Sampson.

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

  • Bladen County     (The home county of Tobermory)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobermory, with the one closest to Tobermory listed first.
    • Tar Heel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Heel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Heel
      • Tar Heel is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tar Heel <2>
    • Jerome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Bladen County
    • White Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dublin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Ruskin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
    • Yorick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
      • Yorick is located in Bladen County
    • Butters
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Bladenboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
      • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
    • Elizabethtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Abbottsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
    • Mount Olive
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • White Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 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>
    • Clarkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
      • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobermory, with the one closest to Tobermory listed first.
    • Boardman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Mount Olive
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Columbus County
    • Evergreen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
    • Rico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
      • Rico is located in Columbus County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobermory, with the one closest to Tobermory listed first.
    • Ardulusa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
      • Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
    • Hope Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
      • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <2>
    • Timberlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
    • Judson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Williams Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Fayetteville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Highland Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Vander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Stedman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Bonnie Doone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Doone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
      • Bonnie Doone is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie Doone <2>
    • Eastover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
      • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobermory, with the one closest to Tobermory listed first.
    • Overhills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overhills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
      • Overhills is located in Harnett County
    • Twin Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Hoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobermory, with the one closest to Tobermory listed first.
    • Rockfish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Raeford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Bowmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
      • Bowmore is located in Hoke County
    • Timberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
      • Timberland is located in Hoke County
    • Five Points
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Hoke County
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobermory, with the one closest to Tobermory listed first.
    • Saint Pauls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rozier Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
      • Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
    • Parkton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Saddletree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
      • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
    • Rex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
      • Rex is located in Robeson County
    • Rennert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Lumber Bridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Lumberton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
    • Shannon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Robeson County
    • Allenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Robeson County
    • Philadelphus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
      • Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
    • Red Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobermory, with the one closest to Tobermory listed first.
    • Autryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
      • Autryville is located in Sampson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Roseboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • McDaniels
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
      • McDaniels is located in Sampson County
    • Salemburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rebel City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
      • Rebel City is located in Sampson County
    • Snow Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
    • Garland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Sampson County
    • Bonnetsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
      • Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
    • Ingold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
      • Ingold is located in Sampson County
    • Reynolds Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
      • Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobermory, with the one closest to Tobermory listed first.
    • Crump Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
    • New Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Scotland County
    • Wagram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
      • Wagram is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Tobermory ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tobermory.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tobermory, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tobermory.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Tobermory:

Cemeteries Near Tobermory ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tobermory.

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 Tobermory covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Boone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
  • Boone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
  • County Line Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
  • Tyson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyson Cemetery
  • Powers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillan Cemetery
  • Willis Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Creek Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • McKinnon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinnon Cemetery
  • Parnell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parnell Cemetery
  • Cogdell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogdell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogdell Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (265 more) ...
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery

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 Tobermory in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tobermory.

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

  • Tolarsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolarsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
    • Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
  • Saint Pauls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tar Heel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Heel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Heel
    • Tar Heel is located in Bladen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tar Heel <2>
  • Howellsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
    • Howellsville is located in Robeson County
  • Roslin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
    • Roslin is located in Cumberland County
  • Jerome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Bladen County
  • Saddletree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
    • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
  • Grays Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Hope Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
    • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <2>
  • Cedar Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Lumber Bridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Lumberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
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    • Cumberland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shannon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Robeson County
    • Buie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
      • Buie is located in Robeson County

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

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

The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/

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>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- Tobermory) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tobermory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8093, Longitude: -78.8770       In this case, the coordinates for Tobermory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Tobermory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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