Wake Neighbors, FAN Clubs & Borders
Widen one jurisdiction at a time.
Neighbor FAN clubs for Wake County regularly include Durham, Johnston, Franklin, Harnett, Chatham, Nash, Granville.
On every census page, abstract at least three neighboring households. On deeds, capture witnesses and adjoining owners. On estates, list every bondsman and legatee—even when the surname is “not yours.”
When Wake indexes are negative, move one decade and one neighbor at a time. Do not open five counties at once without a written hypothesis.
Border note: Capital/state records vs county courthouse vs city directories; Research Triangle in-migration after ~1950s Treat state and county lines as research tools, not identity walls.