People named in events about this site, ordered by number of mentions. Each example links to an entry with a source citation.
Indexed works
Books, articles, records, and images about Eno Presbyterian Church. Each has been reviewed for relevance; materials held at OCPL appear first.
Held at OCPL
History of Eno Presbyterian Church, Cedar Grove, North Carolina
Ellis, A. A. · 1980 · The Church
A 1980 edition, issued by the church, of A. A. Ellis's history of Eno Presbyterian Church at Cedar Grove, Orange County. Twenty unnumbered pages with illustrations and portraits. Ellis's original history of the congregation appeared in 1955.
Included because: The site is named in the title, catalog subjects, or description.
History of Eno Presbyterian Church, Cedar Grove, N. C
Ellis, A. A. · 1955 · Eno Presbyterian Church
A. A. Ellis's short history of Eno Presbyterian Church at Cedar Grove in northern Orange County, published by the church in 1955, 22 pages with illustrations and portraits. Subjects include the religious aspects of the Civil War among Presbyterians, along with Presbyterian and church history for Orange County.
Included because: The site is named in the title, catalog subjects, or description.
Surveys and maps of the area
Not about Eno Presbyterian Church alone: the architectural surveys that cover its town or the county, and maps drawn while it stood. Several of the surveys can be read free online at NC Digital Collections.
History and Architecture of Orange County, North Carolina
Mattson, Richard L. · 1996 · Unpublished manuscript
Richard L. Mattson's manuscript survey of the history and architecture of Orange County, completed in September 1996. Its 78 pages cover the county's historic buildings and structures and end with a bibliography.
Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Orange County multiple property documentation form: "Historic resources of Orange County."
1993
National Register multiple property documentation form on the historic resources of Orange County, completed in 1993. Kelly Lally and M. Ruth Little led the first phase of the survey, and Jody Carter and Todd Peck the second. It runs 123 pages with a bibliography.
Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
[Architectural field surveys for Orange County : collected for the Historic and architectural resources of the Tar-Neuse River basin report]
1974 · Survey and Planning Branch, Historic Preservation Section, Division of Archives and History
Historic building survey forms for Orange County gathered in 1974 by the state's Historic Preservation Section for a report on the Tar-Neuse River basin. About 400 pages of forms covering buildings in Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and the countryside; a form can carry a description, historical notes, location, a photograph and a floor plan.
Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.
[Map of Orange County].
1849
Large manuscript map of Orange County on linen, tracing ownership and chains of title for notable tracts with the dates each passed to new owners. Hachures show relief, and it marks principal towns, roads, railroads, mines, creeks, rivers and lakes. The date is uncertain; both 1849 and 1913 have been given for it.
Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.
Map of Orange County, N.C.
Tate, George W. · 1891 · George W. Tate
Facsimile, dated 1940, of George W. Tate's 1891 map of Orange County. It shows towns, roads, railroads such as the North Carolina Rail Road and the Chapel Hill line, residences, schools, churches, mills and mines, with portraits and pictures of buildings in the margins.
Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.
A map of Orange County, N.C.
Noble, M. C. S. (Marcus Cicero Stephens), 1855-1942 · 1915
Marcus Cicero Stephens Noble drew this 1915 map to show how Orange County's original territory was divided, tracing the formation of Caswell, Person, Alamance, Durham, Chatham, Randolph, Guilford and Rockingham counties out of it. Topics include county boundaries and the history of political divisions in the Piedmont. Surviving as a photocopy on a sheet 31 by 23 centimeters.
Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.
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Soil map, North Carolina, Orange County sheet
United States · 1918 · United States Government Printing Office
Color soil map of Orange County issued in 1918 by the U.S. Government Printing Office at one inch to the mile, 68 by 46 cm. Besides soil types it marks roads and railroads, the Southern Railway among them, churches, schools, mills, stores, cotton gins, iron mines, cemeteries and the county home, and it names the townships of Bingham, Cedar Grove, Chapel Hill, Cheeks, Eno, Hillsborough and Little River.
Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.
Map of Orange County, N.C. : 1939
Stanaland, E. A. · 1939 · E.A. Stanaland
Hand colored map of Orange County drawn by E. A. Stanaland and published at Parrott, Georgia, in 1939. It shows towns and townships, roads and railroads, and marks the schools and churches standing in the county. One sheet, 58 by 36 centimeters.
Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.
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Research sources
Sources cited in this site’s history, National Register documents, and places to get research help. Research guide: Investigate a school or community institution.
Historic sites, markers, and maps
Records of the time 17
- A. A. Ellis, History of Eno Presbyterian Church, Cedar Grove, North Carolina (1980)cited by 17 events here
- Documenting the American South: William Henry Foote, Sketches of North Carolina (1846), pp. 166, 225-226, quoting Hugh McAden's journal of 1755cited by 2 events here
- Internet Archive: Durward T. Stokes, "Henry Pattillo in North Carolina", North Carolina Historical Review 44 (1967), p. 379cited by 2 events here
- NC Digital Collections: D. I. Craig, Historical Sketch of New Hope Church in Orange County, N.C. (1891), p. 22cited by 2 events here
- DigitalNC: Irene Oliver Pender, A History of Orange County Schools, 1752-1983 (1983), p. 101cited by an event here
- Elizabeth Scott Carrington (Mrs. George Carrington), Historical Sketch of Hawfields Presbyterian Church (about 1946), scan p. 13cited by an event here
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- Hillsborough Recorder, August 21, 1845, p. 3cited by an event here
- NC Digital Collections: D. I. Craig, Historical Sketch of New Hope Church in Orange County, N.C. (1891), p. 20cited by an event here
- Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), April 8, 1893, p. 2 (A Fire Scourged Township, Cedar Grove letter of April 3)cited by an event here
- Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), January 11, 1900, p. 3cited by an event here
- The Chapel Hill Ledger, May 3, 1879, p. 3cited by an event here
- The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), November 19, 1959, p. 11cited by an event here
- The Hillsborough Recorder, 1820–1879DigitalNC Search digitized issues for names and events from this site’s history
- Orange County Observer, 1880–1918DigitalNC Search digitized issues for names and events from this site’s history
- The News of Orange County, 1944 onDigitalNC Search digitized issues for names and events from this site’s history
- Orange County Register of Deeds Deeds and plats, searchable online, to trace who owned the property
- Burials at Eno Presbyterian Church (New:1898)Cemetery Census Grave-by-grave listing from the county cemetery survey (the county counts 90 marked graves, 2 unmarked)
Collections and databases 5
Local help 5
- Durham-Orange Genealogical Society Families and records
- Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
- Local History Help Hours and request form Meet with the Local History Liaison at the Main Library, usually Mondays from noon to 3 p.m., or send a question using the online request form
- Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Hillsborough sites, tours, and interpretation
- Orange County Historical Museum Orange County history, objects, and interpretation