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 Warsaw (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 Warsaw. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Warsaw is located in Duplin County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Duplin County: Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Warsaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Warsaw:
- Duplin County (The home county of Warsaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warsaw, with the one closest to Warsaw listed first.
- Everton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Carroll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Baltic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Bowdens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Duplin County
- Kenansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
- Kenansville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <2>
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Westbrook Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Crossroads
- Westbrook Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Beautancus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beautancus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Faison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
- Faison is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <2>
- Summerlins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerlins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerlins Crossroads
- Summerlins Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Calypso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warsaw, with the one closest to Warsaw listed first.
- Bentonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- McKoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Peacocks Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warsaw, with the one closest to Warsaw listed first.
- Hargetts Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargetts Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Taylors Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warsaw, with the one closest to Warsaw listed first.
- Pink Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
- Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <2>
- Deep Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Albrittons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- La Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <2>
- Fields
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warsaw, with the one closest to Warsaw listed first.
- Willard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Watha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Murray Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warsaw, with the one closest to Warsaw listed first.
- Turkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Turkey is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <2>
- Elliott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Moltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
- Keener
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Delway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Bonnetsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Ingold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Reynolds Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Beaman Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaman Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warsaw, with the one closest to Warsaw listed first.
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <2>
- Dudley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Dudley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <2>
- Brogden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Grantham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Seven Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <2>
- Mar-Mac
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Mar-Mac Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Walnut Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Berkeley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Goldsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <2>
- Raynor Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Warsaw, see our County-by-County Page for Warsaw.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Warsaw ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warsaw.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Warsaw. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Warsaw and those printed in the larger area surrounding Warsaw.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Warsaw.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Warsaw:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/
- Pages specific to Duplin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Johnston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jones County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lenoir County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pender County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sampson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Duplin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
Cemeteries Near Warsaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warsaw.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Warsaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Warsaw, with the one closest to Warsaw listed first.
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery
- Devotional Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devotional Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devotional Gardens
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Matthew Southerland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthew Southerland Cemetery
- Routledge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Routledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Routledge Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Bradshaw Boone Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Boone Family Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
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 Warsaw had a population of 401 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Warsaw had a population of 3,084 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Warsaw, with the one closest to Warsaw listed first.
- Bowdens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Turkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Turkey is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <2>
- Elliott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Kenansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
- Kenansville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <2>
- Faison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
- Faison is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <2>
- Waycross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <2>
- Taylors Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
- Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
- Sarecta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <2>
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Keener
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keener
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Warsaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warsaw.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Warsaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Warsaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warsaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9982, Longitude: -78.0922 In this case, the coordinates for Warsaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Warsaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |