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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 Cypress Creek (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 Cypress Creek. 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 Cypress Creek ...

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 Cypress Creek: Cypress Crk. (or less commonly used: Cypress Ck. or Cypress Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cypress Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cypress Creek.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Cypress Creek is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).

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

  • Columbus County     (The home county of Cypress Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Creek, with the one closest to Cypress Creek listed first.
    • Nakina
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
    • Bethel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Pine Level
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Bug Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Redbug
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Redbug is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
    • Brunswick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hallsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
    • Cribb Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
    • Ironhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Pireway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Whiteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Creek, with the one closest to Cypress Creek listed first.
    • Rosindale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
    • Council
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Clarkton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • East Arcadia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Abbottsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
    • Bladenboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kelly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Mount Olive
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Butters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
    • Elizabethtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Creek, with the one closest to Cypress Creek listed first.
    • Ash
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Exum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
    • Makatoka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Longwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Carolina Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Calabash
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Shallotte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sivey Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
    • Supply
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Holden Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Creek, with the one closest to Cypress Creek listed first.
    • Barnesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Orrum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Marietta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Proctorville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Creek, with the one closest to Cypress Creek listed first.
    • Little Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Loris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <1>
    • Longs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Green Sea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Finklea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Little River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • Gurley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hand
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Marion County (SC)
    • Nichols
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Cypress Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cypress Creek.

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 Cypress Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackmon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • McKeithan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Watts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Formyduval Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Etheridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Myrtle Head Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sibbitt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...
    • Ward Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

While we didn't find Cypress Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cypress Creek.

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

  • Old Dock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
  • Mollie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mollie is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
  • Bug Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
  • Ironhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
  • Hallsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Pireway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
  • Ash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Exum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
  • Whiteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dothan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dothan is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
  • Clarendon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Makatoka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Emerson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Chadbourn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cypress Creek ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cypress Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cypress Creek, 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 Cypress Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cypress Creek:

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