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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 Everetts (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 Everetts. 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 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.

Everetts is located in Martin County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Martin County: Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt & Washington.

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

  • Martin County     (The home county of Everetts)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everetts, with the one closest to Everetts listed first.
    • Gold Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Robersonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bear Grass
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
      • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Williamston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hamilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <1>
    • Hassell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Parmele
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parmele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
      • Parmele is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Oak City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
      • Oak City is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <1>
    • Jamesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dardens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
      • Dardens is located in Martin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dardens
      • From Everetts to Dardens
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everetts, with the one closest to Everetts listed first.
    • Rosedale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Washington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Chocowinity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
      • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <1>
    • Washington Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Pinetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Walla Watta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • River Road
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
      • River Road is located in Beaufort County
    • Gaylord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
      • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
    • Whitepost
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bertie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everetts, with the one closest to Everetts listed first.
    • Drew
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
      • Drew is located in Bertie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Drew
      • From Everetts to Drew
    • Windsor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston Woodville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
      • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Askewville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askewville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
      • Askewville is located in Bertie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Kelford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
      • Kelford is located in Bertie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Roxobel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Merry Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
      • Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
    • Hexlena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Aulander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aulander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
      • Aulander is located in Bertie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
    • Ashland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Avoca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Bertie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoca
      • From Everetts to Avoca
    • Edenhouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgecombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everetts, with the one closest to Everetts listed first.
    • Coakley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
      • Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coakley
      • From Everetts to Coakley
    • Conetoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Speed
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
    • Hope Lodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Tarboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lawrence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
    • Henrietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
    • Leggett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobb Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everetts, with the one closest to Everetts listed first.
    • Hobgood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobgood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
      • Hobgood is located in Halifax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Palmyra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palmyra
      • From Everetts to Palmyra
    • Braswells Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseneath
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland Neck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hertford County
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everetts, with the one closest to Everetts listed first.
    • Eagletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
      • Eagletown is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eagletown
      • From Everetts to Eagletown
    • Rich Square
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
      • Rich Square is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <1>
  • Pitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everetts, with the one closest to Everetts listed first.
    • Congleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
      • Stokes is located in Pitt County
    • Whichard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whichard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
      • Whichard is located in Pitt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whichard
      • From Everetts to Whichard
    • Whitehurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pactolus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • House
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grimesland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
      • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Simpson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Ripple City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripple City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
      • Ripple City is located in Pitt County
    • Heritage Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everetts, with the one closest to Everetts listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Washington County
    • Pine Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Westover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westover
      • From Everetts to Westover
    • Wenona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Everetts ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Everetts.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Everetts had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Everetts had a population of 138 people.

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

  • Robersonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Williamston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <1>
  • Hassell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Parmele
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parmele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
    • Parmele is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Bethel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Conoho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conoho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
    • Conoho is located in Martin County
  • Pactolus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jamesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Coakley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
    • Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coakley
    • From Everetts to Coakley
  • House
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Latham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Beaufort County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Windsor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Drew
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
      • Drew is located in Bertie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Drew
      • From Everetts to Drew
    • Conetoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Everetts ...

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 Everetts.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Everetts, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Everetts.

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 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 Everetts:

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 from Point A (ie- Everetts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Everetts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8344, Longitude: -77.1708    
<5>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.
<6>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 Everetts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.