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 Craven 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 Craven 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 Craven 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Craven Corner: Craven Cor. (or less commonly used: Craven Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Craven Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Craven Corner.
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 hospitals 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.
Craven Corner is located in Craven 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 Craven County: Beaufort, Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico & Pitt.
Below are the counties that are near Craven Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Craven Corner:
- Craven County (The home county of Craven Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craven Corner, with the one closest to Craven Corner listed first.
- Bachelor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Hancock Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Manteo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manteo is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Havelock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Slocum Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Neuse Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Fairfield Harbour
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- James City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Brices Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Bridgeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Bern
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaufort County
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craven Corner, with the one closest to Craven Corner listed first.
- Crab Point Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- North River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North River is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carolina City is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina City
- Mitchell Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
- Conner Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Morehead City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bettie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bettie is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sportsmans Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- Atlantic Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaufort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otway is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craven Corner, with the one closest to Craven Corner listed first.
- Debruhls Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Maysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jones Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Chadwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Pollocksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craven Corner, with the one closest to Craven Corner listed first.
- Swansboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hubert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craven Corner, with the one closest to Craven Corner listed first.
- Minnesott Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Arapahoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oriental
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merritt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Pamlico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Alliance
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stonewall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grantsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Bay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Vandemere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Mesic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Craven Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Craven Corner.
Cemeteries Near Craven Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craven 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 Craven Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Craven Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Craven Corner, with the one closest to Craven Corner listed first.
- Nolan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bay View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rawls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannady Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Newport.
- The Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quinn - Gould Families Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435342 <2>
- Ocean View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Royals Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cayton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Craven Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Craven Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Craven Corner, with the one closest to Craven Corner listed first.
- Bachelor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Janeiro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Morehead City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaufort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oriental
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kershaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Straits
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Croatan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Craven Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Craven Corner.
Newspapers Published in Craven 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craven Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craven Corner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craven Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Craven Corner:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Craven County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Carteret County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pamlico County
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Craven Corner) 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 Craven Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |