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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 Land Landing (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 Land Landing. 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 Land Landing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Beach Land Landing: Beach Land Lndg. (or less commonly used: Beach Land Lndng.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Land Landing is located in Dare County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dare County: Hyde & Tyrrell.

Below are the counties that are near Beach Land Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beach Land Landing:

  • Dare County     (The home county of Beach Land Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beach Land Landing, with the one closest to Beach Land Landing listed first.
    • Buffalo City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Manns Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
      • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <2>
    • Stumpy Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumpy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
      • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
    • Wanchese
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanchese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanchese
      • Wanchese is located in Dare County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanchese <2>
    • Fort Raleigh City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
      • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
    • Manteo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <2>
    • Nags Head
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Whalebone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalebone
      • Whalebone is located in Dare County
    • Kill Devil Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
      • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <2>
    • Kitty Hawk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
      • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <2>
    • Southern Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
      • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <2>
    • George Town Sands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Town Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
      • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
  • Currituck County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beach Land Landing, with the one closest to Beach Land Landing listed first.
    • Point Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
      • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <2>
    • Harbinger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
      • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <2>
    • Powells Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Point
      • Powells Point is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powells Point <2>
    • Jarvisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Hyde County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beach Land Landing, with the one closest to Beach Land Landing listed first.
    • Engelhard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
      • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <2>
    • Lake Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
      • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
    • Nebraska
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
      • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
    • White Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Hyde County
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <2>
    • Last Chance
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
  • Tyrrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beach Land Landing, with the one closest to Beach Land Landing listed first.
    • Alligator
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
      • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
    • Fort Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
      • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
    • Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
    • New Lands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
      • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
  • Washington County
    • Creswell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beach Land Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Beach Land Landing.

Newspapers Published in Beach Land Landing ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beach Land Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beach Land Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beach Land Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Beach Land Landing:

Cemeteries Near Beach Land Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beach Land Landing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beach Land Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beach Land Landing, with the one closest to Beach Land Landing listed first.

  • Shiloh Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Cemetery
  • Willis Tillett Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulford Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulford Cemetery
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
  • Baum Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baum Cemetery
  • Austin Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
  • Aydlett, Sawyer & Guard Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Azalia Garden Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Azalia Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Azalia Garden Cemetery
  • Pettigrew Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettigrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettigrew Cemetery
  • Soule Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soule Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soule Cemetery
  • Thomas S. Woodley Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Beach Land Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beach Land Landing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Beach Land Landing, with the one closest to Beach Land Landing listed first.

  • Buffalo City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
  • East Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • East Lake is located in Dare County
  • Manns Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
    • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <2>
  • Stumpy Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumpy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
    • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
  • Mashoes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashoes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
    • Mashoes is located in Dare County
  • Gum Neck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
    • Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
  • Fort Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
  • Wanchese
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanchese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanchese
    • Wanchese is located in Dare County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanchese <2>
  • Manteo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Manteo is located in Dare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <2>
  • Colington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colington
    • Colington is located in Dare County
  • Nags Head
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Engelhard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
    • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <2>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
    • Middletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Hyde County
    • Harbinger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
      • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beach Land Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beach Land Landing.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beach Land Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Beach Land Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beach Land Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7927, Longitude: -75.9085       In this case, the coordinates for Beach Land Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Land Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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