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 Beach Grove (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 Beach Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Beach Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beach Grove: Beach Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beach Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beach Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Beach Grove is located in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County: Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Beach Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beach Grove:
- Beaufort County (The home county of Beach Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blounts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ransomville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Whitepost
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- River Road
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Belhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Watta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Washington Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Pantego
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Carteret County
- Sportsmans Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Spring Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Bridgeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Harbour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Ernul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- James City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- New Bern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Vanceboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Snug Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Trent Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Brices Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Hyde County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Germantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Sladesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Scranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Swan Quarter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Debruhls Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Perfection
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Jones Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pollocksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Bay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bayboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grantsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Mesic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Reelsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Merritt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Hobucken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Lowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Pamlico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Arapahoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Clayroot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Shelmerdine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Grimesland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beach Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Beach Grove.
Cemeteries Near Beach Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beach Grove.
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 Beach Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beach Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- High Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Hill FWB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakhaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- James I. Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bonner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stapleford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Hollywood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- W.H. Marslender Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Beach Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beach Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beach Grove, with the one closest to Beach Grove listed first.
- Idalia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grantsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bayboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maribel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- South Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Vandemere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Mesic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Blounts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Reelsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Olympia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Hobucken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beach Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beach Grove.
Newspapers Published in Beach Grove ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beach Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beach Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beach Grove.
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 Beach Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Beaufort County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Hyde County
- Jones County
- Pamlico County
- Pitt 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beach Grove) 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 Beach Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |