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 Connaritsa (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 Connaritsa. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Connaritsa is located in Bertie 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 Bertie County: Chowan, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Connaritsa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Connaritsa:
- Bertie County (The home county of Connaritsa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Hexlena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Powellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Kelford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Askewville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Roxobel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Drew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Merry Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Mavaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
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- Center Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Edenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gliden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Speed
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Eure
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Mintonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Gates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Hobbsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Reynoldson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Willeyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Scotland Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hobgood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Roseneath
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Tillery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Halifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Earleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Ahoskie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Menola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Cofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murfreesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harrellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Barretts Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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 Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Williamston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gold Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Everetts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jamesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Robersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parmele
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Bear Grass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Eagletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Lasker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Seaboard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yeopim Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Plymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Pine Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Riverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sunbeam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Boykins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Newsoms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Suffolk City (VA)
- Pittmantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Connaritsa, see our County-by-County Page for Connaritsa.
Cemeteries Near Connaritsa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Connaritsa.
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 Connaritsa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Connaritsa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Eastview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoggard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxobel - Kelford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norfleet Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Brantley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Connaritsa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Connaritsa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Connaritsa, with the one closest to Connaritsa listed first.
- Hexlena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Earleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Powellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Ahoskie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Kelford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Menola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Drew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Eagletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rosemead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Norfleet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norfleet is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfleet
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Connaritsa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Connaritsa.
Newspapers Published in Connaritsa ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Connaritsa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Connaritsa, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Connaritsa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Connaritsa:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chowan County
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Northampton 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> | 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 Connaritsa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Connaritsa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |