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 Winwood (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 Winwood. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Winwood is located in Nash 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 Nash County: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Vance, Wake, Warren & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Winwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winwood:
- Nash County (The home county of Winwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Regency Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Snells Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Halifax Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Batchelor Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Dortches
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Langley Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitakers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Hartsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Gethsemane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Leggett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Henrietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Pinetops
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- White Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Bunn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mapleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Sutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Louisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Ingleside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Katesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Franklinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Youngsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Hollister
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Heathsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Airlie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Roseneath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Allen Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Hobgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Stancils Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Kenly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beulahtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Pitt County
- Fountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vance County
- Bobbitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Zebulon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Rolesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Arcola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lickskillet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Vaughan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Elm City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Sims
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Scotts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saratoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winwood, see our County-by-County Page for Winwood.
Cemeteries Near Winwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winwood.
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 Winwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Enroughty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- May Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Capps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hedgepeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Winwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winwood, with the one closest to Winwood listed first.
- Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Dukes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hilliardston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Spring Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gold Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Stanhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Battleboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elm City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ita is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winwood.
Newspapers Published in Winwood ...
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 Winwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winwood, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Winwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Nash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Johnston County
- Pitt County
- Vance County
- Wake 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> | 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 Winwood, 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' (or 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- Winwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |