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 Tolarsville (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 Tolarsville. 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 and 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.
Tolarsville is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Tolarsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tolarsville:
- Robeson County (The home county of Tolarsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tolarsville, with the one closest to Tolarsville listed first.
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Saint Pauls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Ten Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Saddletree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Parkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Allenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lumberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rennert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Lumber Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Philadelphus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Shannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tolarsville, with the one closest to Tolarsville listed first.
- Tar Heel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Ruskin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Butters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Yorick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Bladenboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ammon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Clarkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tolarsville, with the one closest to Tolarsville listed first.
- Boardman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Rico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Williamson Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chadbourn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grist
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Whiteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tolarsville, with the one closest to Tolarsville listed first.
- Ardulusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Hope Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Timberlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Judson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Williams Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Vander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Stedman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kingsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Bonnie Doone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tolarsville, with the one closest to Tolarsville listed first.
- Dundarrach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Rockfish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Gold Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bowmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Timberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tolarsville, with the one closest to Tolarsville listed first.
- Autryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Roseboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salemburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Rebel City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Huntley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Ingold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tolarsville, with the one closest to Tolarsville listed first.
- Crump Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tolarsville, see our County-by-County Page for Tolarsville.
Cemeteries Near Tolarsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tolarsville.
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 Tolarsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tolarsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tolarsville, with the one closest to Tolarsville listed first.
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tyson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kinlaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willis Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- McKinnon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hursey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tolarsville had a population of 54 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tolarsville, with the one closest to Tolarsville listed first.
- Tar Heel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
- Saint Pauls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saddletree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Lumberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Roslin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Grays Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Richardson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Cedar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Lumber Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Hope Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bladenboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tolarsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tolarsville.
Newspapers Published in Tolarsville ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tolarsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tolarsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tolarsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tolarsville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Sampson County
- Scotland 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> | 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 Tolarsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tolarsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |