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 Elizabeth City (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 Elizabeth City. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Elizabeth City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elizabeth City:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Elizabeth City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Light Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Briarwood Townhouses
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Stubbs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Shelby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Village Square Townhouses
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Patterson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Brittain Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Beam Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Camp Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Enola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Brindletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Hildebran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Connelly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Icard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Banoak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Plateau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Propst Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Blackburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Maiden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Advent Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Meadow Brook Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Duan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Startown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Dellview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Cherryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Bessemer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gastonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- High Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Ranlo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Spencer Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Alexis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Crouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Hulls Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Lincolnton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- McDowell County
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mecklenburg County
- Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Six Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Ellenboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Caroleen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Henrietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bostic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Washburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Sunshine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Alexander Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Blacksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Cowpens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
- Mayo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Hickory Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Filbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Lake Wylie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elizabeth City, see our County-by-County Page for Elizabeth City.
Cemeteries Near Elizabeth City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elizabeth City.
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 Elizabeth City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elizabeth City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ross Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Webb Memorial Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Royster Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Archibald Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Christian Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hullender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Elizabeth City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elizabeth City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elizabeth City, with the one closest to Elizabeth City listed first.
- Stubbs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Shelby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Double Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Beam Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Earl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cherryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elizabeth City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elizabeth City.
Newspapers Published in Elizabeth City ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elizabeth City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elizabeth City, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elizabeth City.
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 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 Elizabeth City:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Spartanburg County
- York 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 Elizabeth City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Elizabeth City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |