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 White Pond (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 White Pond. 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 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.
White Pond is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near White Pond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Pond:
- Robeson County (The home county of White Pond)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Barnesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- McDonald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Raynham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Orrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Elrod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Alfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Lumberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Butters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tar Heel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Fair Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Boardman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Williamson Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cerro Gordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Grist
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Chadbourn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Clarendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Cribb Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Hasty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- East Laurinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Floydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Latta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Florence County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Mars Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Green Sea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Galivants Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Finklea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Aynor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mullins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sellers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Rains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Centenary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Red Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Clio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- McColl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tatum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blenheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Bennettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Pond, see our County-by-County Page for White Pond.
Cemeteries Near White Pond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Pond.
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 White Pond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Pond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Townsend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bullock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gaddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Faulk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Britt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grantham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gaddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find White Pond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Pond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
- Gaddysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Barnesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Dillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Alfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Little Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Latta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Mullins
(16 miles [25.7 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 White Pond. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Pond.
Newspapers Published in White Pond ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Pond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Pond, 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 White Pond.
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 White Pond:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Scotland County
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Marlboro 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> | 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 White Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |