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 Eliah (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 Eliah. 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 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.
Eliah is located in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Eliah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eliah:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Eliah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eliah, with the one closest to Eliah listed first.
- Navassa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Malmo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Phoenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Belville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Leland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Sandy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Winnabow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northwest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bolivia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Supply
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eliah, with the one closest to Eliah listed first.
- East Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Long View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Kelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Council
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eliah, with the one closest to Eliah listed first.
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Delco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riegelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Byrdville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Sandyfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Bolton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Waccamaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eliah, with the one closest to Eliah listed first.
- Hightsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Wrightsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Kings Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Castle Hayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skippers Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Masonboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
- Murraysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Seagate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Windemere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Myrtle Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eliah, with the one closest to Eliah listed first.
- Currie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Brown Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Atkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Hampstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burgaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Topsail
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Kings Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Topsail Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Murray Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Watha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sampson County
- Ivanhoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eliah, see our County-by-County Page for Eliah.
Cemeteries Near Eliah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eliah.
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 Eliah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eliah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eliah, with the one closest to Eliah listed first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chinnis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skipper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Wilmington National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
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 Eliah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eliah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eliah, with the one closest to Eliah listed first.
- Navassa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Malmo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Phoenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Winnabow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northwest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Wrightsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castle Hayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Montague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Armour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Long Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Kirkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eliah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eliah.
Newspapers Published in Eliah ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eliah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eliah, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eliah.
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 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 Eliah:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- New Hanover County
- Pender County
- Sampson 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 Eliah, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eliah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |