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 Westover (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 Westover. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Westover is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Westover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westover:
- Wayne County (The home county of Westover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Goldsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Mar-Mac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Genoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Berkeley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Raynor Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Nahunta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Saulston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Elroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Calypso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Beautancus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Blizzards Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Drummersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Faison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hills Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Gradys Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Herrings Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Outlaws Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Scotts Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Summerlins Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Albertson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Jason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Contentnea
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Speights Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Glenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Walstonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Hookerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kenly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Micro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Beulahtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Bentonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Redwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Harper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fields
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Albrittons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Deep Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Kinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Pink Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Loftins Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- High Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Cliftonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Middlesex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rogers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Winstead Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Farmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Fountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Newton Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Keener
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Vann Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beaman Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Spiveys Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Elliott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Black Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stantonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Eastwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Saratoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sims
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Elm City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westover, see our County-by-County Page for Westover.
Cemeteries Near Westover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westover.
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 Westover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wayne Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Augustus Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edgerton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Mill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pikesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Hiram Grantham Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Westover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Goldsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinkney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Elroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Saulston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Best
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Shine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Faro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westover.
Newspapers Published in Westover ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westover, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westover.
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 Westover:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Lenoir County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Sampson 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> | 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 Westover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Westover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |