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 Chadwick (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. 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 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.
Chadwick is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Lenoir & Onslow.
Below are the counties that are near Chadwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chadwick:
- Jones County (The home county of Chadwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- Ravenswood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Pollocksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Olivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Olivers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Jones Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Debruhls Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pollocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Phillips Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- Kuhns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peletier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Peletier is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Cape Carteret
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Conner Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Broad Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Emerald Isle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salter Path
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- River Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Brices Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Snug Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Trent Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Old Town Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Riverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Tuscarora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- James City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- New Bern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neuse Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Cove City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Bridgeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- Fountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Cedar Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Potters Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Quinns Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Quinns Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns Store
- Cypress Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Lyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Petersburg Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
- Beulaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Resaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- Loftins Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Kinfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tick Bite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Albrittons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Deep Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Graingers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Pink Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- Pumpkin Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Aragona Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Foxhorn Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Mill Pond Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Hubert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cardinal Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Half Moon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Shamrock Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Midway Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Acorn Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Richlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- Reelsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Arapahoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Minnesott Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Grantsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stonewall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- Clayroot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Quinerly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chadwick, see our County-by-County Page for Chadwick.
Cemeteries Near Chadwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chadwick.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chadwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Pollocksville.
- The Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frank Murphy Cemetery
- Murphy Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259668 <2>
- Maides Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Bern Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bern Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Bern National Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- John E. Steed Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Koonce Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (52 more) ...
- Sylvester Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville City Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Chadwick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chadwick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chadwick, with the one closest to Chadwick listed first.
- Maysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pollocksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Riverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Thurman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- James City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Tuscarora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Gum Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Hubert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Croatan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- New Bern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chadwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chadwick.
Newspapers Published in Chadwick ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chadwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chadwick, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chadwick.
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 helpful 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 Chadwick:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Lenoir County
- Onslow County
- Pamlico County
- Pitt 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> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Chadwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |