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 Twin Lakes (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 Twin Lakes. 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 Twin Lakes ...
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 Twin Lakes: Twin Lks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Twin Lakes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Lakes.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Twin Lakes is located in Harnett 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 Harnett County: Chatham, Cumberland, Johnston, Lee, Sampson & Wake.
Below are the counties that are near Twin Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twin Lakes:
- Harnett County (The home county of Twin Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Anderson Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Overhills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Flat Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Spout Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Walkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Norrington Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barbecue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Pineview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Johnsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Fonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Bunnlevel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Harnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Bladen County
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Corinth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Brickhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Haywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Carbonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spring Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Bragg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Point Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Bonnie Doone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Kingsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Eastover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Rockfish
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Raeford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dundarrach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Timberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Ashley Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Gold Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Bowmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Benson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McKoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Peacocks Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Allens Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Swann
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Broadway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carolina Trace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Edgewater Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Lemon Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Saint Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Jonesboro Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Parkwood Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Quail Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- San-Lee Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Sanford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tramway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vass
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Whispering Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Southern Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Taylortown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Pinebluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Parkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Rex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Shannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Saint Pauls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rennert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Plain View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Autryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rebel City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Spiveys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Huntley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Salemburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackmans Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Kennebec
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Wilbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Fuquay - Varina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hollemans Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Macks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- New Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Twin Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Lakes.
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 Twin Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McArtan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Darroch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norrington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrington Cemetery
- The Norrington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norrington AME Zion Church Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bunlevel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Twin Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spout Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Carlos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Bunnlevel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lillington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Godwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Vander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hope Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Grays Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twin Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Lakes.
Newspapers Published in Twin Lakes ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Lakes, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Lakes.
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 Twin Lakes:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Harnett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Johnston County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Robeson County
- Sampson County
- Wake 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Twin Lakes) 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 Twin Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |