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 Flat Branch (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 Flat Branch. 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 Flat Branch ...
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 Flat Branch: Flat Br. (or less commonly used: Flat Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flat Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Branch.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Flat Branch is located in Gates 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 Gates County: Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Flat Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat Branch:
- Gates County (The home county of Flat Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Mitchells Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Willeyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Hobbsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Mintonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Savage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roduco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Acorn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Colerain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Powellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Hexlena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Askewville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Edenhouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Aulander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Avoca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Merry Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Horseshoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belcross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Gliden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Currituck County
- Moyock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Harrellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tunis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- South Tunis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Cofield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Winton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ahoskie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Poor Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Barretts Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Earleys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Murfreesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eagletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Potecasi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nixonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Winfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hertford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Burgess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snug Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- Charlton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Carrsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Kingsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Sunbeam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Statesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Delaware
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Watkins Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Edgehill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Handsom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Hunterdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Cypress Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Burdette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Whaley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Pittmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Kilby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Suffolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Driver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Flat Branch.
Cemeteries Near Flat Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Branch.
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 Flat Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riddick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mathias Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <3>
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riddick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chappells Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Up River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Askew Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Flat Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Branch, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willeyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Mintonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Hobbsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Gliden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Sandy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Wiggins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossroads
- Eure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Reynoldson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Tunis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Chowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chowan is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Branch.
Newspapers Published in Flat Branch ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Branch, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Branch.
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 Flat Branch:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Currituck County
- Hertford County
- Northampton County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Flat Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Flat Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |