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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 Wadesboro (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 Wadesboro. 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 Wadesboro ...

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.

Another variation: Wadesborough.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wadesboro. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wadesboro.

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 doctors 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.

Wadesboro is located in Anson County and is the County Seat.

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 Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).

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

  • Anson County     (The home county of Wadesboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadesboro, with the one closest to Wadesboro listed first.
    • Lilesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
    • Polkton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
    • Morven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ansonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Cairo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Peachland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • McFarlan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Burnsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Roper is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadesboro, with the one closest to Wadesboro listed first.
    • Mount Gilead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wadeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Troy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Candor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Moore County
    • Jackson Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadesboro, with the one closest to Wadesboro listed first.
    • Mangum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cordova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Yates Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Honey Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
    • Rockingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • East Rockingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
    • Ellerbe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dobbins Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Hamlet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • New Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • New Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Steen Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
    • Norman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Ghio Scholl Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland County
    • Gibson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadesboro, with the one closest to Wadesboro listed first.
    • Norwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Oakboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Red Cross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Cross is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Albemarle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Stanfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lambert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Badin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Plyer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadesboro, with the one closest to Wadesboro listed first.
    • Marshville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wingate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rock Rest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Altan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Trinity is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Unionville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Unionville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
    • Carmel Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
    • Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Marlboro County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Wadesboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wadesboro.

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 Wadesboro - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wadesboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wadesboro had a population of 1,198 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wadesboro had a population of 5,242 people.

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

  • Paris ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Lilesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pee Dee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pee Dee is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
  • Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Polkton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Morven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ansonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ansonville is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Deep Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Creek is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Cairo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peachland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • McFarlan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McFarlan is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mangum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Long Pine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Pine is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wadesboro ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wadesboro.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wadesboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wadesboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wadesboro.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<2> of Wadesboro.

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 either 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 Wadesboro:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wadesboro) 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 Wadesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.