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 Waters Edge (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 Waters Edge. 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 Waters Edge ...
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.
While the name of this community is Waters Edge, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Waters Edge may originally have been Water's Edge.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Waters Edge might be written as Water Edge.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Waters Edge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waters Edge.
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 doctors and 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.
Waters Edge is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Waters Edge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waters Edge:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Waters Edge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Kingsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Bonnie Doone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Shaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Fort Bragg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Point Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hope Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Timberlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Ardulusa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Tar Heel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Ruskin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Overhills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Anderson Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Pineview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Flat Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Walkertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Barbecue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Fonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Norrington Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Rockfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Dundarrach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Timberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Bowmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Ashley Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Swann
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Lemon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Carolina Trace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Quail Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Broadway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Parkwood Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- White Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Edgewater Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Jonesboro Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Tramway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- San-Lee Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Cameron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southern Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinebluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- 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
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Parkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rennert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Saint Pauls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Red Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Saddletree
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Philadelphus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Barker Ten Mile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Autryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rebel City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Huntley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Roseboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salemburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plain View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Spiveys Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Crump Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waters Edge, see our County-by-County Page for Waters Edge.
Cemeteries Near Waters Edge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waters Edge.
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 Waters Edge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waters Edge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hair - Massey Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542392 <3>
- Holt Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adcox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockfish Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- McFayden Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<5>
While we didn't find Waters Edge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waters Edge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hope Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roslin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Grays Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Vander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Lumber Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Cedar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Wade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stedman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Saint Pauls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waters Edge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waters Edge.
Newspapers Published in Waters Edge ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waters Edge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waters Edge, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waters Edge.
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 helpful 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 Waters Edge:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Robeson County
- Sampson County
- Scotland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Waters Edge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Waters Edge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |