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 Wrendale (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 Wrendale. 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.
Wrendale 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 Wrendale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wrendale:
- Edgecombe County (The home county of Wrendale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Leggett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hartsease
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Hartsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Gethsemane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Battleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hope Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Tarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Roxobel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Kelford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- White Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Roseneath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hobgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Braswells Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Scotland Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Heathsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Tillery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Brinkleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Oak City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hassell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Parmele
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Gold Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Everetts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- North Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Gold Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Drake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Dortches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Ashburk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Halifax Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joyners Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Easonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Westry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Langley Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Rich Square
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Fountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitehurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Oakley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Farmville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Congleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Stokes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Ripple City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Whichard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- Arcola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Elm City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Eastwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Black Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wrendale, see our County-by-County Page for Wrendale.
Cemeteries Near Wrendale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrendale.
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 Wrendale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wrendale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bulluck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bulluck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northeastern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Wrendale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wrendale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wrendale, with the one closest to Wrendale listed first.
- Leggett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Penelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Hartsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Battleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Whitakers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Lewis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Old Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wrendale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wrendale.
Newspapers Published in Wrendale ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrendale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrendale, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrendale.
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 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 Wrendale:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgecombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Pitt County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wrendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Wrendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |