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 Walls Landing (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 Walls Landing. 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 Walls Landing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Walls Landing: Walls Lndg. (or less commonly used: Walls Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Walls Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Walls Landing may originally have been Wall's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Walls Landing might be written as Wall Landing.
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.
Walls Landing is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Walls Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walls Landing:
- Richmond County (The home county of Walls Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Honey Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Cordova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Rockingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Ellerbe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbins Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Mangum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Steen Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Ghio Scholl Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Marston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Wadesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McFarlan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Ansonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sugar Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Polkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Roper ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Mineral Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Peachland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Five Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Ashley Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Candor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Biscoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Foxfire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Jackson Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Silver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Taylortown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Zion Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Southern Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Gibson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Laurinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crump Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Hasty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Stanly County
- Norwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Marshville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allens Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Cheraw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <2>
- Chesterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
- Mount Croghan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bennettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McColl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tatum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walls Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Walls Landing.
Cemeteries Near Walls Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walls Landing.
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 Walls Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walls Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Northan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Popular Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mispah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rourks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerbe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Walls Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walls Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walls Landing, with the one closest to Walls Landing listed first.
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Rockingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roberdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Lilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Paris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Morven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Hamlet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Wadesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McFarlan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Osborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mangum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Littles Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Capels Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walls Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walls Landing.
Newspapers Published in Walls Landing ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walls Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walls Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walls Landing.
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 Walls Landing:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Hoke County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Chesterfield County
- Marlboro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Walls Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Walls Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |