Community
Name |
Location / History |
AI |
The community surrounding Antioch Baptist Church off US
501 South on Antioch Church Road was once known as AI.
From Keith Rogers: "I haven't heard anybody call the Antioch Church community AI
in 30+ years. AI was a voting precinct for years until they incorporated AI with the
Flat River township voting district. People around home voted and listed county taxes at
Mr. Ed Rogers store."
And from Ken Dalton: When I was growing up in Moriah, we all called Antioch Church Road,
"the A I road".... but I don't know why.
(Note that this community is "AI" as in "ai" not "AL.")
Family names appearing in this community: Rogers. |
Allens Level |
Shown on 1928 soil map. Located on
Hurdle Mills Road between Paynes Tavern and Push. |
Allensville
Township |
One of nine townships in Person County.
Located in the East central part of the county. This name was apparently used both for the
name of a township and the name of a community. See: "Spotlighting Allensville,
Museum launches year-long series of exhibits focusing on Person County's 9 townships and
their communites." _The Courier-Times_. Roxboro, NC. Wednesday, March 3, 2004. Page
B1. For additional information, see Person County Townships. |
Allensville |
A community that centers around the Allensville United
Methodist Church and the former location of the Allensville School. Gazetteer
gives Trilby as an earlier name for this community.
Family names appearing in this community: Gentry. |
Anderson Siding |
Noted on the 1928 soil survey map
("upper right" section). Located in the NE corner of Person County close to the
Granville County line and apparently at the end of the tramway (railroad) from the
Virgilina area. |
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Bakers |
Gazetteer gives this as an
early name for the Cavel community. |
Bethel Hill |
Located on US 501 North. The community centers around the
present Bethel Hill Charter School, earlier the Bethel Hill High School, and even earlier
the Bethel Hill Academy. |
Brooksdale |
Oxford Road. US 158 East. Within the Roxboro City Limits. |
Busy Fork
Township |
One of nine townships in Person County.
Located in the South West part of the county.
This name was apparently used both for the name of a township and the name of a community.
See: "Busy Fork close-up." _The Courier-Times_. Roxboro, NC. Wednesday, August
18, 2004. Page B1.
For additional information, see Person County Townships. |
Bushy Fork |
Located on the Burlington highway, NC 49. This is also
the name of a creek. |
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Catalina |
Noted on the 1928 soil survey map
("lower right" section). Close to Granville County line. South of Denny's Store. |
Cates |
Shown on 1928 soil map. Flat River Township. |
Cavel |
Gazetteer provides this
information: "Ca-Vel. Post Office est. 1948. Formerly known as Bakers." |
Ceffo |
Located at the intersections of McGhee's Mill Road and
Concord-Ceffo Road. Today marked by the Ceffo Volunteer Fire Department, a store, and a
number of homes. One resident has suggested that the name Ceffo is an acronym formed by
the first letters of the surnames of families living in the community, including Clayton,
Evans, (F ?), (F ?), and Oakley.
Family names appearing in this community: Clayton, Evans, Oakley. |
Chub Lake |
Also known as Loch Lilly, apparently a popular
destination and site for social gatherings. Picture post cards showing various scenes on
Loch Lilly are frequently sold on eBay. A water powered mill was located just downstream
of the dam for the lake. The name of the lake serves as the name of the community
surrounding Chub Lake.
Family names appearing in this community: Duncan. |
Concord |
Intersection of the Semora Road and Concord Church Road
on NC 57. Picturesque Concord United Methodist Church and Cemetery located here. Twins
Country Store located on another corner.
Family names appearing in this community include Dunkley, Paylor, and Wagstaff. |
Copley's Corner |
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Cunningham
Township |
One of nine townships in Person County.
Located in the North West part of the county. This name was apparently used both for the
name of a township and the name of a community. For additional information, see Person County Townships. |
Cunningham |
Waverly is the center of this community. At one time
there existed a Cunningham Station on the Richmond and Danville Railroad which passed
through this community, then to the west through Semora and Milton in Caswell County. See
the web page for the cemetery located at Waverly. Gazetteer
includes: "Named for John W. Cunningham, local landowner and planter. Post office,
Cunningham's Store, est. as early as 1822." |
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Davis Mill |
Noted on the 1928 soil survey map
("upper right" section). East of Bethel Hill. |
Denny's Store |
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Dunnaway's Bridge |
Site of bridge across Hyco River downstream from the
confluence of North Hyco and South Hyco. This route would have been the major road to
Semora and Milton as the present Semora Road (NC 57) did not cross North and South Hyco.
In fact that road ended at Concord United Methodist Church. See a part of the 1928 Soils Map for the location of
Dunnaway's Bridge and road locations in 1928. A portion of Dunnaway Road (SR 1377) extists
today, but the portion that originally crossed Hyco River is now under Hyco Lake. |
Durgy Mine |
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East Roxboro |
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Fiddleton |
South-East Person County |
Five Forks |
Near City Lake. |
Flat River
Township |
One of nine townships in Person County.
Located in the South central part of the county. This name appears to be unique to usage
as the name of a township and has no corresponding community. For additional information,
see Person County Townships. |
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Gordonton |
NC 49 |
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Helena |
Just off of US 501 South. Also known as Timberlake. The
post office was and is Timberlake. The Norfolk & Western Railroad Station here was
named Helena. Once the location of Helena High School. |
Hester's Store |
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High Plains |
A community populated by a group originially known as the
"Person County Indians." In 2003 the North Carolina General Assembly legally
changed the name of the group to Sappony. Additional information is included on this web
site as The Sappony and on the Sappony groups web site. |
Holloway
Township |
One of nine townships in Person County.
Located in the North East part of the county. This name appears to be unique to usage as
the name of a township and has no corresponding community. For additional information, see
Person County Townships. |
Hurdle Millls |
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Jalong |
Early name for Longhurst |
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Longhurst |
Later name for Jalong. Now annexed by Roxboro. |
Long's Store |
Located on Long's Store Road in the Olive Hill Community.
This area could be considered a subset of the Olive Hill Community or a community of its
own. |
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McGhee's Mill |
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Moores Mill |
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Moriah |
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Morristown |
Oxford Road / US 158 |
Mount Tirzah
Township |
One of nine townships in Person County.
Located in the South East part of the county. This name was apparently used both for the
name of a township and the name of a community. For additional information, see Person County Townships. |
Mt Tirzah |
This community is located at the intersection of Bethany
Church Road (SR 1715) and Moore's Mill Road (SR 1737) / Surl Mount Tirzah Road (1717).
Located here is the Mount Tirzah United
Methodist Church at 4553 Surl-Mt Tirzah Road.
The home of Stephen Moore (1734-1799) still stands
here. He purchased property in 1777 that he named Mt Tirzah. |
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Olive Hill
Township |
One of nine townships in Person County.
Located in the West central part of the county. This name was apparently used both for the
name of a township and the name of a community. For additional information, see Person County Townships. |
Olive Hill |
Semora Road / NC 57. A community surrounding the former
Olive Hill School. This school once included a full set of grades [confirm that this is
true], was later reduced to grades 1 - 8, and then closed. The former school property now
serves as a county park.
Family names in this community include: Tillman, Painter, Clayton. |
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Paynes Tavern |
Gazetteer includes:
"Cornwallis spent a night here in 1781 during the Revolution." Historical
road-side sign includes: "Site of first Person County Court House, 1791 - 1993." |
Picks or
Picks Siding |
At one time named for a side track on the Norfolk &
Western Railroad. Later known as Somerset. Gazetteer includes
both Picks and Picks Sliding [sic]. Both entries refer to the Somerset entry. See Somerset
in this table also. |
Providence |
Virgilina Road / NC 49. The landmark for this community
is the Providence Baptist Church and Cemetery. |
Push |
Hurdles Mill Road |
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Rogersville |
Formerly a post office, north of Woodsdale. Shows up on
USGS maps. Likely named for the Rogers family of the area who ran a store which maybe have
included the post office. |
Roseville |
Burlington Road / NC 49 South |
Roxboro
Township |
This name is used both for the name of
a township and the name of the only incorporated city in Person County. For additional
information, see Person County Townships. |
Roxboro |
The only incorporated municipality in Person County. |
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Somerset |
Location of former textile mill that made towels. Now
annexed by the City of Roxboro. Gazetteer includes: "Est.
1895 - 1900 as Pick's or Pick's Siding where lumber was brought by tramroad to be
transferred to the railroad. |
Surl |
Oxford Road / US 158 East |
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Timberlake |
Also known as Helena. The post office was and is
Timberlake. The Norfolk & Western Railroad Station here was named Helena. Once the
location of Helena High School. Gazetteer includes:
"Settled about 1890. Named for William Timberlake, Sr., first postmaster. The
railroad station here is known as Helena, named for the wife of an official of the
railroad. Alt. 570." |
Triple Springs |
Virgilina Road / NC 49 North. Once the location of a
public swimming pool that was filled from adjacent springs. |
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Winstead |
A post office. |
Wolf |
See "A village called Wolf." _The
Courier-Times_. Roxboro, NC. Wednesday, August 25, 2004. Page B1. From the article:
"Wolf is located three and one-half miles northeast of Roxboro on Allensville Road,
near the intersection of Jack Crumpton Road ..." This community once had a post
office, of course named Wolf. |
Woodsdale
Township |
One of nine townships in Person County.
Located in the North central part of the county. See: "Woodsdale Township was busy
place in 1870s. Museum spotlights Bethel Hill, Chub Lake, Woodsdale through May."
_The Courier-Times_. Roxboro, NC. Wednesday, April 28, 2004. Page B1. This name was used
both as the name of a township and the name of a community. For additional information,
see Person County Townships. |
Woodsdale |
This community was centered around the Woodsdale depot on
the Norfolk & Western Railroad (known earlier as the Lynchburg and Durham Railroad).
The community is also marked by the intersection of the Woodsdale Road and Shiloh Church
Road / Edwin Robertson Road. |