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 University (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 University. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
University is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham & Person.
Below are the counties that are near University. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to University:
- Orange County (The home county of University)
- The following are listed by their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Eno
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eno is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Brigadoon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brigadoon is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon
- Piney Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- University Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- University Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Acres
- Oak Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- New Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Stoneridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stoneridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneridge
- Blackwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Walnut Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Oakdale Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale Farms is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Farms
- Hillsborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carolwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carolwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolwoods
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Buena Vista Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates
- Mebane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stagecoach Trail
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Brook Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hollow
- Florence Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Florence Town is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
- Hawfields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Melville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Just Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Eli Whitney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
- Saxapahaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cooper Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cooper Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Estates
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Prospect Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Ridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Leasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jericho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Stony Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Fearrington Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Bynum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Cary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Haywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- The American Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gorman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Bahama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Rougemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brassfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Morrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- Wake Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Butner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Creedmoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Mount Energy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Hester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Berea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Tar River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Wilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Gibsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitsett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Hurdle Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Timberlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Mount Tirzah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allens Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Moriah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Roseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Whitt Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roxboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Hicks Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Ceffo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Hazelwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Dutchess Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Pickwick Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Stony Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stony Hill is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Apex
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Trail
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Meredith Townes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
- New Light
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Woodbury Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- New Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Method
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to University, see our County-by-County Page for University.
Cemeteries Near University ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of University.
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 University - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for University covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Restland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunagan Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Governor Burke Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Partin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Cheek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tilley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 University in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of University.
These communities are listed based on their distance from University, with the one closest to University listed first.
- Blackwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Hillsborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Efland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairntosh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Teer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Bahama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Brassfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Rougemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mebane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laws
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around University. See our List of 1890's Communities around University.
Newspapers Published in University ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around University.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of University, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for University.
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 University:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Chatham County
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Guilford County
- Person 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- University) 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 University, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |