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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 Currie (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 Currie. 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 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.

Currie is located in Pender 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 Pender County: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow & Sampson.

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

  • Pender County     (The home county of Currie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
    • Atkinson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Helena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Rocky Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Burgaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Watha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Murray Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
    • Willard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Willard is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Brown Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Brown Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Hampstead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Topsail
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kings Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
    • Long View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Kelly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Council
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Rosindale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • White Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
    • Northwest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Phoenix
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Malmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Navassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Belville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Leland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leland is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <1>
    • Town Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Winnabow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Old Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Bolivia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
    • Makatoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus County
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
    • Harrells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Harrells is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Safe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wallace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tin City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Teachey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Teachey is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Duff Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
    • Cartersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartersville is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Brices Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hancheys Store
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pasley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pasley is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
    • Concord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Murphey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • New Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
    • Castle Hayne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Skippers Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
    • Wrightsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Hightsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Murraysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
    • Kings Grant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Smith Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
    • Ogden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayshore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Kirkland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Wilmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Windemere
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Seagate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
  • Sampson County

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

Cemeteries Near Currie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Currie.

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

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

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

  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Malpass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wilton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chadwick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Browning Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lamb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Bluff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Malpass Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Bell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Malpass Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Currie had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Montague
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Montague is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Point Caswell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Point Caswell is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
  • Long Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Long Creek is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Atkinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Colly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Colly is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
  • Northwest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Armour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Phoenix
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ashton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Burgaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Malmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Navassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Castle Hayne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Currie ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Currie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Currie, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Currie.

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 Currie:

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>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 Currie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Currie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.