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 Delmar (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 Delmar. 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 doctors and 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.
Delmar is located in Halifax 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 Halifax County: Bertie, Edgecombe, Franklin, Martin, Nash, Northampton & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Delmar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delmar:
- Halifax County (The home county of Delmar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Allen Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Halifax
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tillery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heathsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- South Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Ringwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Roanoke Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roseneath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Roxobel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Kelford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Aulander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Whitakers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Battleboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Leggett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hartsease
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Speed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Hartsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hope Lodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Rocky Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Summerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Tarboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- White Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Hertford County
- Menola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Oak City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Taylor Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Hilliardston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Aventon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- North Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Dortches
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Red Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Dukes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Taylors Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Halifax Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Regency Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Garysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lasker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Rich Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Seaboard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Potecasi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Henrico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Vaughan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Warrenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brunswick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Gasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ankum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Ante
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Powellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Gholsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Emporia City (VA)
- Emporia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greensville County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Skippers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Claresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Little Texas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Branchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delmar, see our County-by-County Page for Delmar.
Cemeteries Near Delmar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delmar.
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 Delmar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delmar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Willey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Overstreet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pittman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pettitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Delmar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delmar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
- Ruggles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halifax
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tillery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heathsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Glenview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Whitakers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ringwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Aurelian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aurelian Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelian Springs
- Brinkleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scotland Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delmar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delmar.
Newspapers Published in Delmar ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delmar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delmar, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delmar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Delmar:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Warren County
- Brunswick County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Southampton 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> | 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 Delmar, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delmar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |