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 Dulah (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 Dulah. 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 southwest 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 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.
Dulah 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 Dulah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dulah:
- Columbus County (The home county of Dulah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dulah, with the one closest to Dulah listed first.
- Bug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Pine Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pireway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Nakina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Ironhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Cribb Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Tabor City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Brunswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Redbug
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dulah, with the one closest to Dulah listed first.
- Rosindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Council
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Clarkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dulah, with the one closest to Dulah listed first.
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Longwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Carolina Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Exum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Calabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Shallotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ocean Isle Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sivey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Supply
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holden Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dulah, with the one closest to Dulah listed first.
- Little Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Loris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- North Myrtle Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Finklea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Atlantic Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Green Sea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marion County (SC)
- Nichols
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dulah, see our County-by-County Page for Dulah.
Cemeteries Near Dulah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dulah.
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 Dulah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dulah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dulah, with the one closest to Dulah listed first.
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marlowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milligan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Soles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartrette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKeithan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dulah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dulah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dulah, with the one closest to Dulah listed first.
- Bug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Dothan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Pireway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Mollie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ironhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Old Dock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Iredell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Loris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wampee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wampee is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Calabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Clarendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dulah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dulah.
Newspapers Published in Dulah ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dulah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dulah, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dulah.
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 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 Dulah:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Horry County
- Marion 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> | 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 Dulah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Dulah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |