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 Falling Creek (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 Falling Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Falling Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Falling Creek: Falling Crk. (or less commonly used: Falling Ck. or Falling Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Falling Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Falling Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Falling Creek is located in Lenoir 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 Lenoir County: Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Falling Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Falling Creek:
- Lenoir County (The home county of Falling Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Albrittons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Kinston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Deep Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Loftins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Graingers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Pink Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tick Bite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Grifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fort Barnwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Cove City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Tuscarora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Vanceboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Drummersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Albertson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Outlaws Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Resaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Herrings Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Blizzards Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Kornegay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Scotts Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Hills Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Red Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Glenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Jason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Hookerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Contentnea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Maury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Speights Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Walstonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Wise Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Combs Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Sassers Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Hargetts Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Taylors Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Phillips Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Pollocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Perfection
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Olivers Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Huffmantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Richlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Quinerly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Rountree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Ayden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Renston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Coxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Farmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Winterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clayroot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Red Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Shelmerdine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Seven Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Saulston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Goldsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brogden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Dudley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Mar-Mac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Black Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Falling Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Falling Creek.
Cemeteries Near Falling Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Falling Creek.
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 Falling Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Falling Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Thomas Jefferson Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jesse Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Askew Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Family Cemetery
- The Askew Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin F. Parrott Cemetery
- J.T. Askew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440934 <2>
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pinelawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Council F. Jarman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- George W. Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Southwest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wiley Rouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (92 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alexander Rouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Falling Creek had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Falling Creek, with the one closest to Falling Creek listed first.
- Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Institute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Strabane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strabane is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strabane
- Kinston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Glenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Seven Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Best
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Outlaws Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Albertson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hugo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Hookerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Falling Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Falling Creek.
Newspapers Published in Falling Creek ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Falling Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Falling Creek, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Falling Creek.
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 Falling Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lenoir County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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 Falling Creek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Falling Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |