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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 Chadwick Acres (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 Chadwick Acres. 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 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.

Chadwick Acres is located in Onslow 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 Onslow County: Carteret, Duplin, Jones & Pender.

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

  • Onslow County     (The home county of Chadwick Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick Acres, with the one closest to Chadwick Acres listed first.
    • Peru
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Peru is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Sneads Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Topsail Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Folkstone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Folkstone is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
    • Ocean City Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
    • Holly Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Watkins Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
    • Surf City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Piney Green
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Piney Green is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
    • Midway Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bear Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hubert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick Acres, with the one closest to Chadwick Acres listed first.
    • Cedar Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cape Carteret
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerald Isle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kuhns
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kuhns is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
    • Peletier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Peletier is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Bogue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bogue is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • Broad Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
    • Indian Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salter Path
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick Acres, with the one closest to Chadwick Acres listed first.
    • Cypress Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Pin Hook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Fountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fountain is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Sholars Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
    • Maready
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Maready is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
  • Jones County
    • Maysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • New Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick Acres, with the one closest to Chadwick Acres listed first.
    • Bayshore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Kirkland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Ogden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick Acres, with the one closest to Chadwick Acres listed first.
    • Topsail Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Landing is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
    • Maple Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Topsail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Topsail is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
    • Hampstead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Brown Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Rocky Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ashton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ashton is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Burgaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Murray Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town

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

Cemeteries Near Chadwick Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chadwick Acres.

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 Chadwick Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chadwick Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Grove UMC Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montford Point Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jacksonville City Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Onslow Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maides Family Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • John E. Steed Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Koonce Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashe Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 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.<4>

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

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

  • Sneads Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marines is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
  • Duck Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
  • Holly Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hubert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Swansboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cyrus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cyrus is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Tar Landing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
  • Angola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Angola is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Cedar Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Hill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hampstead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Catherine Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake

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

Newspapers Published in Chadwick Acres ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chadwick Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chadwick Acres, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chadwick Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chadwick Acres:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chadwick Acres) 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 Chadwick Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.