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 Westhaven (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 Westhaven. 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 and 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.
Westhaven is located in Harnett 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 Harnett County: Chatham, Cumberland, Johnston, Lee, Sampson & Wake.
Below are the counties that are near Westhaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westhaven:
- Harnett County (The home county of Westhaven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dunn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Turlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Erwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buies Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnlevel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Fonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Harnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Senter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Barclaysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Brickhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Godwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Wade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Stedman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- North Point Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Spring Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Calypso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Faison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Benson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- McKoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Allens Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Four Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Willow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Bentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Broadway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Carolina Trace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Swann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Plain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Spiveys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Blackmans Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Newton Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vann Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Rebel City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Beaman Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Huntley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Reynolds Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Autryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Salemburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Keener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Kitty Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Kennebec
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Fuquay - Varina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macks Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Wilbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- McCullers
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Hopedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Garner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hollemans Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Hertford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Grantham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Raynor Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westhaven, see our County-by-County Page for Westhaven.
Cemeteries Near Westhaven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westhaven.
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 Westhaven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westhaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Devotional Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hardy Draughton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isham McLamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Averasboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee's Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Chapel Cemetery
- The Lee's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lee's Chapel Church Cemetery
- Williford Cemetery
- Williford Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419727 <2>
- Young Ryals Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Julius M. Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barefoot Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Peacocks Crossroads.
- The Barefoot Cemetery has also been known as:
- John A. Barefoot Cemetery
- Tart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2421426 <2>
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Ellington Tart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- W.K. Beasley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Westhaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westhaven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westhaven, with the one closest to Westhaven listed first.
- Dunn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Benson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Godwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McKoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Bunnlevel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Timothy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Carlos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Barclaysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Blackmans Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lillington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Four Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westhaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westhaven.
Newspapers Published in Westhaven ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westhaven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westhaven, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westhaven.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Westhaven:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Harnett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Duplin County
- Johnston County
- Lee County
- Sampson County
- Wake County
- Wayne 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Westhaven) 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 Westhaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |