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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 Clewis Corner (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 Clewis Corner. 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 Clewis Corner ...

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 Clewis Corner: Clewis Cor. (or less commonly used: Clewis Crn.)

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 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.

Clewis Corner is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).

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

  • Columbus County     (The home county of Clewis Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clewis Corner, with the one closest to Clewis Corner listed first.
    • Bolton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Byrdville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Armour
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Delco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Acme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Acme is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Riegelwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandyfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Hallsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
    • Redbug
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Redbug is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
    • Bug Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Nakina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clewis Corner, with the one closest to Clewis Corner listed first.
    • East Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Council
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Rosindale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
    • Kelly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Long View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Clarkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Abbottsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clewis Corner, with the one closest to Clewis Corner listed first.
    • Makatoka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Exum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
    • Ash
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Supply
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shallotte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Longwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Sandy Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Northwest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Sivey Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
    • Bolivia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Town Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Winnabow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • New Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clewis Corner, with the one closest to Clewis Corner listed first.
    • Hightsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Silver Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Wrightsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Myrtle Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Wilmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Carolina Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sea Breeze
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
    • Skippers Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
    • Castle Hayne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clewis Corner, with the one closest to Clewis Corner listed first.
    • Currie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sampson County
    • Ivanhoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clewis Corner, with the one closest to Clewis Corner listed first.
    • Little River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Longs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Daisy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Loris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <1>
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Clewis Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clewis Corner.

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 Clewis Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Myrtle Head Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Malpass Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lennon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clewis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Etheridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Formyduval Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milligan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Clewis Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clewis Corner.

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

  • Makatoka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
  • Exum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
  • Bolton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Byrdville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
  • Freeman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeman is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Dock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
  • Supply
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Armour
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Shallotte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hallsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bug Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Council
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Northwest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people

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

Newspapers Published in Clewis Corner ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clewis Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clewis Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clewis Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Clewis Corner:

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 Clewis Corner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clewis Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.