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 Corys (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 Corys. 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 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.
Corys is located in Currituck County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Currituck County: Camden & Dare.
Below are the counties that are near Corys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corys:
- Currituck County (The home county of Corys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corys, with the one closest to Corys listed first.
- Knotts Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knotts Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Island
- Knotts Island is located in Currituck County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knotts Island <2>
- Currituck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tulls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Maple is located in Currituck County
- Snowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Barco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waterlily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
- Waterlily is located in Currituck County
- Shawboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawboro
- Shawboro is located in Currituck County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawboro <2>
- Moyock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coinjock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coinjock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coinjock
- Coinjock is located in Currituck County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coinjock <2>
- Corolla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aydlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aydlett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
- Aydlett is located in Currituck County
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corys, with the one closest to Corys listed first.
- Belcross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Riddle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Camden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Alder Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Elizabeth City Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- South Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mills
- South Mills is located in Camden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Mills <2>
- Horseshoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Dare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corys, with the one closest to Corys listed first.
- Duck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
- Duck is located in Dare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <2>
- Sandy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
- George Town Sands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Town Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
- George Town Sands is located in Dare County
- Poteskeet Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteskeet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
- Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corys, with the one closest to Corys listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weeksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Nixonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- Chesapeake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <2>
- Norfolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corys, with the one closest to Corys listed first.
- New Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Town is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Alantic City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Norfolk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portsmouth City (VA)
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Beach City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corys, with the one closest to Corys listed first.
- Pungo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Sandbridge Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
- Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Nimmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nimmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Mapleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Virginia Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kempsville Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Pocahontas Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Thalia Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thalia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
- Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Aragona Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aragona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Westview Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- North Virginia Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Virginia Beach
- North Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Cape Henry Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Henry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Henry Village
- Cape Henry Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corys, see our County-by-County Page for Corys.
Cemeteries Near Corys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corys.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corys, with the one closest to Corys listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwater Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Charity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Moyock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Northwest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northwest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nimmo Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nimmo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nimmo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kellam Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellam Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kellam Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kellam Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Virginia Beach (VA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239233 <4>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Colonial Grove Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (52 more) ...
- Whitehart Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gilbert Family Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 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.<5>
While we didn't find Corys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Corys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Corys, with the one closest to Corys listed first.
- Knotts Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knotts Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Island
- Knotts Island is located in Currituck County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knotts Island <2>
- Creeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creeds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeds
- Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Tulls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Currituck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
- Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Snowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Shawboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawboro
- Shawboro is located in Currituck County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawboro <2>
- Moyock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pungo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Gregory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
- Coinjock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coinjock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coinjock
- Coinjock is located in Currituck County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coinjock <2>
- Nimmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nimmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Indiantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Belcross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Poplar Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corys.
Newspapers Published in Corys ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corys, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corys.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Corys:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Currituck County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dare County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Norfolk City
- Portsmouth City
- Virginia Beach City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corys. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Currituck County: www.co.currituck.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Corys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Corys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5388, Longitude: -75.9633 In this case, the coordinates for Corys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |