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 Croatan (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 Croatan. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Croatan 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 Croatan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Croatan:
- Craven County (The home county of Croatan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Croatan, with the one closest to Croatan listed first.
- Neuse Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Havelock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Slocum Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Fairfield Harbour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Hancock Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Manteo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manteo is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Brices Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- James City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Old Town Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Snug Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- New Bern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croatan, with the one closest to Croatan listed first.
- Edward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blounts Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croatan, with the one closest to Croatan listed first.
- Conner Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kuhns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Peletier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peletier is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Bogue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Cape Carteret
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Salter Path
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crab Point Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Mitchell Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croatan, with the one closest to Croatan listed first.
- Debruhls Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Pollocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chadwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Olivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Olivers Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perfection
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Pollocks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croatan, with the one closest to Croatan listed first.
- Swansboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aragona Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Pumpkin Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Midway Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Foxhorn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Acorn Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Cardinal Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Watkins Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croatan, with the one closest to Croatan listed first.
- Minnesott Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Arapahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Grantsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oriental
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bayboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merritt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Stonewall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Pamlico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Vandemere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Mesic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Croatan, see our County-by-County Page for Croatan.
Cemeteries Near Croatan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Croatan.
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 Croatan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Croatan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Croatan, with the one closest to Croatan listed first.
- Cayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rawls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bern Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Bern Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bern National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- Bridgeton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cannady Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
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 Croatan had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Croatan, with the one closest to Croatan listed first.
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Thurman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Arapahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- James City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- New Bern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Janeiro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Reelsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Bachelor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kershaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grantsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pollocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Croatan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Croatan.
Newspapers Published in Croatan ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Croatan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Croatan, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Croatan.
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 Croatan:
- 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- Croatan) 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 Croatan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |