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 Carova (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 Carova. 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.
Carova is located in Currituck 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 Currituck County: Camden & Dare.
Below are the counties that are near Carova. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carova:
- Currituck County (The home county of Carova)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carova, with the one closest to Carova listed first.
- Knotts Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corolla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterlily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterlily is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
- Maple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Tulls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Barco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coinjock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Aydlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aydlett is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
- Shawboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moyock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bertha
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bertha is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carova, with the one closest to Carova listed first.
- Belcross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Riddle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Alder Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Elizabeth City Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- South Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Dare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carova, with the one closest to Carova listed first.
- Duck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- George Town Sands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- George Town Sands is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
- Poteskeet Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
- Southern Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carova, with the one closest to Carova listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- Chesapeake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norfolk City (VA)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Virginia Beach City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carova, with the one closest to Carova listed first.
- Sandbridge Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
- Pungo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Nimmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
- Virginia Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Kempsville Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Thalia Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
- North Virginia Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Virginia Beach
- Aragona Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Pocahontas Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Cape Henry Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cape Henry Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Henry Village
- Westview Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Burtons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carova, see our County-by-County Page for Carova.
Cemeteries Near Carova ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carova.
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 Carova - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carova covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carova, with the one closest to Carova listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nimmo Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kellam Family Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moyock Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Colonial Grove Memorial Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitehart Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Family Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 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 Carova in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carova.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carova, with the one closest to Carova listed first.
- Knotts Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeds
- Currituck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tulls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Vine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
- Snowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Coinjock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pungo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Shawboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Nimmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
- Moyock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indiantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Poplar Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belcross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carova. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carova.
Newspapers Published in Carova ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carova.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carova, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carova.
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 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 Carova:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Currituck County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dare County
- Pasquotank County
- Chesapeake City
- Norfolk City
- Virginia Beach City
- 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- Carova) 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 Carova, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |