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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 Como (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 Como. 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.

Como is located in Hertford 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 Hertford County: Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Northampton & Southampton (VA).

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

  • Hertford County     (The home county of Como)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Barretts Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
    • Murfreesboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Winton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuscarora Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
      • Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
      • Barfield
      • Barfields
    • Tunis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunis is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Cofield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cofield is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • South Tunis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Tunis is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
    • Menola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Menola is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
    • Ahoskie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Poor Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Poor Town is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
    • Earleys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Earleys is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
    • Harrellsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Bertie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Aulander
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Aulander is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
    • Powellsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Powellsville is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Hexlena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hexlena is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
    • Colerain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Colerain is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Roxobel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Roxobel is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Kelford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kelford is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Askewville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Askewville is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Lewiston Woodville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Chowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Gliden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gliden is located in Chowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
    • Ryland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ryland is located in Chowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
    • Center Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Hill is located in Chowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
    • Mavaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mavaton is located in Chowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
  • Gates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Eure
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roduco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Roduco is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
    • Reynoldson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Reynoldson is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
    • White Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • White Oak is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Gates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Willeyton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Willeyton is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
    • Gatesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Savage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Savage is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Mintonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mintonsville is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
    • Mitchells Fork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
    • Muddy Cross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Pendleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pendleton is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Severn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Severn is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Conway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Conway is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
    • Potecasi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Potecasi is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
    • Woodland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lasker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lasker is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Margarettsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
    • Eagletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagletown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
    • Rich Square
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Seaboard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Perquimans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Snow Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Belvidere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin City (VA)
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greensville County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Claresville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
    • Skippers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Isle of Wight County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Carrsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
    • Walters
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Walters is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
    • Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
    • Zuni
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
  • Southampton County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Riverdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Statesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
    • Sunbeam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • Handsom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
    • Delaware
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Kingsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
    • Newsoms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Watkins Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
    • Boykins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Boykins is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <1>
    • Isaac
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
    • Shiloh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Branchville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Suffolk City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Pittmantown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
    • Oak Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Holland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Whaley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Whaleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
    • Manning
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Kilby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
    • Russell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Suffolk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <1>
  • Sussex County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Mason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mason is located in Sussex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Grizzard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grizzard is located in Sussex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
    • Yale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Yale is located in Sussex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Henry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Henry is located in Sussex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry

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

Cemeteries Near Como ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Como.

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 Como - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Blackjack Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Oak Cemetery
    • The Blackjack Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black Jack Oak Cemetery
  • Silas Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Askew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Britt - Benthall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Barnes UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nebo Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Table Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Vann Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Southampton Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (108 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Como had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Como had a population of 82 people.

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

  • Riddicksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riddicksville is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddicksville
  • Mapleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mapleton is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Murfreesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dort is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dort
  • Winton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eure
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Handsom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
  • Pendleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pendleton is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Tunis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tunis is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • South Quay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Quay is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
  • Delaware
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Newsoms
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Severn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Severn is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Union is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • South Tunis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Tunis is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis

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

Newspapers Published in Como ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Como.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Como, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Como.

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 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 Como:

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