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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Wilburn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wilburn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilburn, please Contact Us.

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 Wilburn (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 Wilburn. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Wilburn is historic, it would have been located within present day Cherokee County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Cleveland (NC), Rutherford (NC), Spartanburg, Union & York.

Below are the counties that are near Wilburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilburn:

  • Cherokee County     (The home county of Wilburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
    • Kings Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blacksburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Gaffney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaffney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
    • Gaffney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Macedonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
    • Chesnee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
    • Cabal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
    • Lowrys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Smith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
      • Smith is located in Chester County
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
    • Gayle Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
    • Pacolet Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Pacolet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Cowpens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
      • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <2>
    • Pacolet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <2>
    • Clifton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Converse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mayo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Glendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • White Stone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Croft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
    • Brooklyn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
    • Drayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
    • Kelly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Union County
    • Lockhart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jonesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meador have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
      • Meador is located in Union County
    • Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in York County
    • Filbert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
      • Filbert is located in York County
    • Sharon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bowling Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blairsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
      • Blairsville is located in York County
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McConnells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in York County
    • Lake Wylie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
    • Grover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <2>
    • Earl
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Patterson Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • White Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Kings Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brittain Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
      • Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Sharon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Elizabeth City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Light Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Gaston County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
    • Bessemer City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Gastonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gastonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
      • South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Perry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Tryon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Gastonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
      • Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <2>
    • Cherryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dellview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
      • Dellview is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
    • Dallas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
    • Ranlo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
      • Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
    • Smyre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
      • Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
      • Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Cramerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cramerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramerton
      • Cramerton is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cramerton <2>
  • Lincoln County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
    • Crouse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
    • North Brook ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
      • North Brook is located in Lincoln County (NC)
    • Hulls Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulls Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
      • Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (NC)
    • Lincolnton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Boger City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boger City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
      • Boger City is located in Lincoln County (NC)
    • Iron Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
      • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County (NC)
    • Vale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Vale is located in Lincoln County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <2>
  • Rutherford County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
    • Six Points
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
      • Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Henrietta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Caroleen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
      • Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Ellenboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
      • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <2>
    • Harris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Sandy Mush
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
      • Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Alexander Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Bostic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
      • Bostic is located in Rutherford County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <2>
    • Forest City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Holly Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilburn, see our County-by-County Page for Wilburn.

Cemeteries Near Wilburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilburn.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.

  • Heathcock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heathcock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heathcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blalock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blalock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blalock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Etters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clingham Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clingham Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clingham Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mullinax Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullinax Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullinax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goode Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goode Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dye Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jones Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Divine True Holiness Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Divine True Holiness Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Divine True Holiness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Wilburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilburn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.

  • Kings Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blacksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <2>
  • Earl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Hickory Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bethany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in York County
  • Elbethel ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Durbro ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Zadok ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zadok have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
    • Zadok is located in York County
  • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
    • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Hopewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in York County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kings Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Filbert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
      • Filbert is located in York County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilburn.

Newspapers Published in Wilburn ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilburn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilburn, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilburn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wilburn:

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wilburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0968, Longitude: -81.4626       In this case, the coordinates for Wilburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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