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 Barlowes (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 Barlowes. 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 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.
Barlowes is located in Pender 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 Pender County: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Barlowes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barlowes:
- Pender County (The home county of Barlowes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlowes, with the one closest to Barlowes listed first.
- Topsail Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Topsail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Hampstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Rocky Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Saint Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Burgaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Murray Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Watha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlowes, with the one closest to Barlowes listed first.
- Belville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Navassa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Phoenix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Leland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlowes, with the one closest to Barlowes listed first.
- Cypress Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Pin Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Sholars Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
- Sloan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Fountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fountain is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Maready
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- Lyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Cartersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Chinquapin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Hancheys Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Pasley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pasley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
- Tin City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Cedar Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlowes, with the one closest to Barlowes listed first.
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bayshore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Murraysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Hayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Skippers Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Kings Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Windemere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Wrightsville Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seagate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Wrightsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Hightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlowes, with the one closest to Barlowes listed first.
- Surf City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean City Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
- Folkstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Folkstone is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
- North Topsail Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sneads Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Watkins Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
- Acorn Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Catherine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barlowes, see our County-by-County Page for Barlowes.
Cemeteries Near Barlowes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barlowes.
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 Barlowes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barlowes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barlowes, with the one closest to Barlowes listed first.
- Ashe Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hocutt Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shoulder Branch Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn Branch Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews On-the-Sound Episcopal Church Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oleander Memorial Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Onslow Memorial Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Rocky Point.
- The Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rileys Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48581 <2>
- Calvary Memorial Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Bellevue Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Forest Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Barlowes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barlowes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barlowes, with the one closest to Barlowes listed first.
- Holly Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Sneads Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Marines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Rocky Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Castle Hayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Angola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Wrightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cyrus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Burgaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barlowes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barlowes.
Newspapers Published in Barlowes ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barlowes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barlowes, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barlowes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Barlowes:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pender County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Duplin County
- New Hanover County
- Onslow 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barlowes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Barlowes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |