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 Triple Springs (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 Triple Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Triple Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Triple Springs: Triple Spgs. (or less commonly used: Triple Spngs. or Triple Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Triple Springs is located in Person 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 Person County: Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange & Halifax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Triple Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Triple Springs:
- Person County (The home county of Triple Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Roxboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Ceffo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Whitt Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Tirzah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allens Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Roseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Moriah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Timberlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Semora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Estelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Blanch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Yanceyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Gatewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- West Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Rougemont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bahama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Wilbourns
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Gela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Stovall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Townsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tar River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Butner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Berryland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Fieldstream
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Caldwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Laws
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Charter Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- North Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Kindful Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Larry Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Green Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Schley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
- Arrowhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Dabney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Bear Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Adcock Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Drewry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kittrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gillburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Warren County
- Rose Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Charlotte County (VA)
- Wylliesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fluvanna County (VA)
- Scottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Virgilina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Aarons Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Delila
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Westside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Halifax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jones
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Shiny Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Henrico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Jeffress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Orgainville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Finchley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Skipwith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Cusco Willa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Boydton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Henrys Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Kentuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Lucks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Triple Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Triple Springs.
Cemeteries Near Triple Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Triple Springs.
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 Triple Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Triple Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virgilina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina Cemetery
- The Virgilina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Virgilina - Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52494 <2>
- Ragland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Mayo Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allensville Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Triple Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Triple Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Triple Springs, with the one closest to Triple Springs listed first.
- Bethel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Virgilina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Woodsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Hyco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hyco is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyco
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Roxboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Surl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Surl is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surl
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ceffo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Olive Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Triple Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Triple Springs.
Newspapers Published in Triple Springs ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Triple Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Triple Springs, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Triple Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Triple Springs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Person County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Vance County
- Warren County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania 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> | 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> | 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 Triple Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Triple Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |