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 Buena Vista (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 Buena Vista. 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 and hospitals 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.
Buena Vista is located in Hertford 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 Hertford County: Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Northampton & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Buena Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buena Vista:
- Hertford County (The home county of Buena Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Murfreesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barretts Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Poor Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Tunis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Earleys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Ahoskie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cofield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Harrellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Aulander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Hexlena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Roxobel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Kelford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Powellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Askewville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Colerain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Drew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Gliden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Eure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roduco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Gates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reynoldson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gatesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willeyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Mintonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Sunbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hobbsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Tillery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Scotland Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Braswells Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Roanoke Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allen Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Potecasi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lasker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Eagletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Margarettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Rich Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seaboard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Emporia City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Emporia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Emporia City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greensville County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Claresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Skippers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Carrsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Statesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Boykins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sunbeam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Newsoms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Handsom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Delaware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Little Texas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Kingsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Watkins Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Koskoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Pittmantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Whaleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Sussex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Grizzard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buena Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Buena Vista.
Cemeteries Near Buena Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buena Vista.
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 Buena Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buena Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Nebo Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silas Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vann Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Britt - Benthall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Oak Cemetery
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Oak Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brantley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Askew Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Brett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Buena Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buena Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Murfreesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Milwaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milwaukee is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Severn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Menola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potecasi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Creeksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Creeksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeksville
- Boykins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buena Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buena Vista.
Newspapers Published in Buena Vista ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buena Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buena Vista, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buena Vista.
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 Buena Vista:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Hertford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Northampton County
- Emporia City
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Sussex 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> | 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- Buena Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Buena Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |