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 Black Creek (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 Black Creek. 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 Black Creek ...
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 Black Creek: Black Crk. (or less commonly used: Black Ck. or Black Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Black Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Creek.
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 northeast 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 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.
Black Creek is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Edgecombe, Greene, Johnston, Nash, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Black Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Creek:
- Wilson County (The home county of Black Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Lucama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eastwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Scotts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Stantonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Spring Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Sims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elm City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Macclesfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Pinetops
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Rocky Mount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Henrietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hartsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Summerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Sutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Bunn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Speights Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Walstonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Contentnea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Maury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Glenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Kenly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beulahtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Rains Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Stancils Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Micro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Wilson's Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- La Grange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fields
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Cliftonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- High Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Winstead Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strickland Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Stanhope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Joyners Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Langley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Sandy Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Floods Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
- Middlesex
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rogers Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Fountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Falkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rountree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Red Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Renston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Zebulon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Shotwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nahunta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Saulston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Goldsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Elroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Mar-Mac Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Raynor Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Mar-Mac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Walnut Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Black Creek.
Cemeteries Near Black Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Creek.
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 Black Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eli P. Haynes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toisnot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pikesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgerton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jordan Godwin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Wilson.
- The Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Womble Cemetery
- Womble Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337787 <2>
- Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery
- The Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.B. Woodard Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Black Creek had a population of 191 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Black Creek had a population of 767 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Lucama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stantonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Saratoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Faro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Pinkney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Kenly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Speights Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Elm City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bagley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bagley is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Saulston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Bridgersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Creek.
Newspapers Published in Black Creek ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Creek, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Creek.
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 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 Black Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Lenoir County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Wake County
- Wayne 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Creek) 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 Black Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |