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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 Beautancus (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 Beautancus. 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 and hospitals 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.

Beautancus is located in Duplin 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 Duplin County: Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson & Wayne.

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

  • Duplin County     (The home county of Beautancus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beautancus, with the one closest to Beautancus listed first.
    • Friendship
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Calypso
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calypso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
      • Calypso is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Hills Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Everton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Duplin County
    • Summerlins Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Faison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
      • Faison is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <3>
    • Bowdens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
      • Bowdens is located in Duplin County
    • Blizzards Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blizzards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
      • Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Red Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Hill
      • From Beautancus to Red Hill
    • Scotts Store
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Westbrook Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beautancus, with the one closest to Beautancus listed first.
    • Jason
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenfield
      • From Beautancus to Glenfield
    • Snow Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnston County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beautancus, with the one closest to Beautancus listed first.
    • Hargetts Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Taylors Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Combs Fork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combs Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
      • Combs Fork is located in Jones County
    • Comfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wise Forks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lenoir County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beautancus, with the one closest to Beautancus listed first.
    • Pink Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
      • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <3>
    • Deep Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • La Grange
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
    • Fields
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
      • Fields is located in Lenoir County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fields
      • From Beautancus to Fields
    • Albrittons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Loftins Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kinston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinfield Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
      • Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
  • Pender County
    • Willard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Pender County
  • Sampson County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beautancus, with the one closest to Beautancus listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
    • Brogden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
      • Brogden is located in Wayne County
    • Seven Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grantham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mar-Mac Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
      • Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
    • Mar-Mac
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
      • Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
    • Walnut Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Berkeley Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
      • Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
    • Elroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Wayne County
    • Goldsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Raynor Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
      • Raynor Town is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Beautancus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beautancus.

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 Beautancus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carver Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saint Mary Of The Angels Catholic Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Price Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Devotional Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devotional Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devotional Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powell Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pine View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...

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.<6>

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

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

  • Mount Olive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Faison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
    • Faison is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <3>
  • Bowdens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
    • Bowdens is located in Duplin County
  • Warsaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • Outlaws Bridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dudley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
  • Turkey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
    • Turkey is located in Sampson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <3>
  • Kenansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
    • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <3>
  • Albertson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Elliott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Sampson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elliott
    • From Beautancus to Elliott
  • Leon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Duplin County
  • Seven Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dobbersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
      • Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
    • Sarecta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarecta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
      • Sarecta is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sarecta
      • From Beautancus to Sarecta
    • Magnolia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Beautancus ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beautancus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beautancus, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beautancus.

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 Beautancus:

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

The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Beautancus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beautancus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1176, Longitude: -78.0384       In this case, the coordinates for Beautancus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Beautancus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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