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 Chowan Beach (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 Chowan Beach. 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 Chowan Beach ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Chowan Beach: Chowan Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chowan Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chowan Beach.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Chowan Beach is located in Chowan 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 Chowan County: Bertie, Gates, Hertford & Perquimans.
Below are the counties that are near Chowan Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chowan Beach:
- Chowan County (The home county of Chowan Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Mavaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Center Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Edenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Colerain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Edenhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Powellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Merry Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Askewville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Hexlena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Aulander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Horseshoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Mintonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Hobbsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Muddy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Gatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Eure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roduco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Acorn Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Savage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Gates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Harrellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Cofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Ahoskie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Menola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Como
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Dardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Jamesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Eagletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Potecasi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Nixonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Elizabeth City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yeopim Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Hertford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nicanor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Burgess
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snug Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Westover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Skinnersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Pea Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pine Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Roper
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Creswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Kingsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Statesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Pittmantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Whaley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chowan Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Chowan Beach.
Cemeteries Near Chowan Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chowan Beach.
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 Chowan Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chowan Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Nixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charity Holley Gravesite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- Chappells Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <2>
- Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (59 more) ...
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnston Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Chowan Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chowan Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chowan Beach, with the one closest to Chowan Beach listed first.
- Rockyhock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
- Colerain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Cisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Chowan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chowan is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowan
- Ryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Mount Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Gould is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gould
- Harrellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Rosemead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Gliden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Mintonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yeopim Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Hobbsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Edenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chowan Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chowan Beach.
Newspapers Published in Chowan Beach ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chowan Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chowan Beach, 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 Chowan Beach.
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 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 Chowan Beach:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Chowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Washington County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk 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 '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- Chowan Beach) 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 Chowan Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |