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 Askewville (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 Askewville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Askewville is located in Bertie 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 Bertie County: Chowan, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Askewville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Askewville:
- Bertie County (The home county of Askewville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Powellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Hexlena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Colerain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Merry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Aulander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Edenhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Lewiston Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Kelford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Mavaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Center Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Coakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Speed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Eure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hobbsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Muddy Cross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Roduco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Gates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reynoldson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Sunbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Hobgood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Scotland Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roseneath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Earleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Ahoskie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poor Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Harrellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Cofield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Menola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Tuscarora Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Murfreesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barretts Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Williamston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Oak City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Gold Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hassell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Bear Grass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Robersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Eagletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Square
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Lasker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Yeopim Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Snow Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hertford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snug Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Nicanor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Pitt County
- Congleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Plymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Pine Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Roper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Pea Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Riverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Statesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Askewville, see our County-by-County Page for Askewville.
Cemeteries Near Askewville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Askewville.
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 Askewville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Askewville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Edgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47284 <2>
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cashie Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eastview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- Hoggard Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nixon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vann Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Askewville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Askewville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Askewville, with the one closest to Askewville listed first.
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Rosemead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Hexlena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Mount Gould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gould is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gould
- Earleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Colerain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Ahoskie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aulander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Rockyhock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
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- Sans Souci
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sans Souci is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Saint John
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Askewville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Askewville.
Newspapers Published in Askewville ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Askewville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Askewville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Askewville.
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 helpful 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 Askewville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chowan County
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Pitt County
- Washington County
- Southampton 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Askewville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Askewville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |