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 Camp Don-Lee (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 Camp Don-Lee. 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 Camp Don-Lee ...
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 Camp Don-Lee: Cp. Don Lee
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.
Camp Don-Lee is located in Pamlico 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 Pamlico County: Beaufort, Carteret & Craven.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Don-Lee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Don-Lee:
- Pamlico County (The home county of Camp Don-Lee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Don-Lee, with the one closest to Camp Don-Lee listed first.
- Minnesott Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Arapahoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oriental
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merritt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bayboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Pamlico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Grantsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Bay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Vandemere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Don-Lee, with the one closest to Camp Don-Lee listed first.
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blounts Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Don-Lee, with the one closest to Camp Don-Lee listed first.
- Sportsmans Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North River is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Conner Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Crab Point Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Mitchell Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
- Bettie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bettie is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Carolina City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carolina City is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina City
- Morehead City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Otway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Otway is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
- Atlantic Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Don-Lee, with the one closest to Camp Don-Lee listed first.
- Bachelor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Hancock Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Neuse Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Havelock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Manteo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manteo is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Slocum Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Fairfield Harbour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Bridgeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- James City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Brices Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Don-Lee, with the one closest to Camp Don-Lee listed first.
- Debruhls Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Pollocksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tenmile Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Chadwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Maysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Olivers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Olivers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Don-Lee, with the one closest to Camp Don-Lee listed first.
- Swansboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Don-Lee, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Don-Lee.
Cemeteries Near Camp Don-Lee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Don-Lee.
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 Camp Don-Lee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Don-Lee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Don-Lee, with the one closest to Camp Don-Lee listed first.
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rawls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nolan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royals Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newport Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Concord Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannady Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Camp Don-Lee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Don-Lee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Don-Lee, with the one closest to Camp Don-Lee listed first.
- Janeiro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Arapahoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bachelor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Kershaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Oriental
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Croatan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pamlico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Grantsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Don-Lee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Don-Lee.
Newspapers Published in Camp Don-Lee ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Don-Lee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Don-Lee, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Don-Lee.
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 either 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 Camp Don-Lee:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pamlico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Jones County
- Onslow 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Don-Lee) 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 Camp Don-Lee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |