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 West Edgecombe (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 West Edgecombe. 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 West Edgecombe ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Edgecombe: W. Edgecombe
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 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.
West Edgecombe is located in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County: Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near West Edgecombe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Edgecombe:
- Edgecombe County (The home county of West Edgecombe)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Rocky Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Hartsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Battleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pinetops
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- White Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Bunn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mapleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Sutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Speights Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Contentnea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Maury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Roseneath
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Enfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Hobgood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Braswells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Scotland Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Brinkleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Hollister
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tillery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Kenly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stancils Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Oak City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parmele
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hassell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Gold Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Robersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- North Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Ashburk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Easonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Joyners Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Halifax Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Dortches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Westry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Langley Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Drake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Regency Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Sandy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Snells Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Fountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Whitehurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Oakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ripple City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Red Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Stokes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Congleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Warren County
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Elm City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Sims
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Black Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Scotts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Lucama
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Edgecombe, see our County-by-County Page for West Edgecombe.
Cemeteries Near West Edgecombe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Edgecombe.
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 West Edgecombe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Edgecombe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Bulluck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Northeastern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Battle Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 West Edgecombe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Edgecombe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Edgecombe, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Penelo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Rocky Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Saint Lewis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Elm City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Battleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Leggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Tarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gold Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitakers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Edgecombe. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Edgecombe.
Newspapers Published in West Edgecombe ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Edgecombe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Edgecombe, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Edgecombe.
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 West Edgecombe:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgecombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Johnston County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Warren County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- West Edgecombe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Edgecombe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |