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 Batarora (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 Batarora. 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 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.
Batarora is located in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Batarora. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Batarora:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Batarora)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batarora, with the one closest to Batarora listed first.
- Sandy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Malmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Northwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Phoenix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Winnabow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Navassa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Belville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Leland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batarora, with the one closest to Batarora listed first.
- East Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Long View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Kelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Council
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batarora, with the one closest to Batarora listed first.
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Delco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riegelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Byrdville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Sandyfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Waccamaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Bug Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Nakina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batarora, with the one closest to Batarora listed first.
- Hightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Wrightsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Skippers Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Kings Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Castle Hayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Masonboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
- Murraysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Seagate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batarora, with the one closest to Batarora listed first.
- Currie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Saint Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Brown Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Burgaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Topsail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Kings Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Watha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Murray Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batarora, with the one closest to Batarora listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Batarora, see our County-by-County Page for Batarora.
Cemeteries Near Batarora ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Batarora.
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 Batarora - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Batarora covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Batarora, with the one closest to Batarora listed first.
- Benton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skipper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chinnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skipper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lennon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Mulberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sykes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Batarora in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Batarora.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Batarora, with the one closest to Batarora listed first.
- Malmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Northwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Winnabow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Navassa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Armour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Byrdville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Wrightsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Long Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Currie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Point Caswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Batarora. See our List of 1890's Communities around Batarora.
Newspapers Published in Batarora ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Batarora.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Batarora, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Batarora.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Batarora:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- New Hanover County
- Pender County
- Sampson 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> | 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 Batarora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Batarora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |