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 Flowers Corner (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 Flowers Corner. 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 Flowers Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Flowers Corner: Flowers Cor. (or less commonly used: Flowers Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Flowers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Flowers Corner may originally have been Flower's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Flowers Corner might be written as Flower Corner.
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 doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Flowers Corner is located in Brunswick County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Flowers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flowers Corner:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Flowers Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers Corner, with the one closest to Flowers Corner listed first.
- Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Winnabow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bolivia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Malmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Northwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Supply
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Makatoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Phoenix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
- Belville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers Corner, with the one closest to Flowers Corner listed first.
- East Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Kelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Long View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Council
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers Corner, with the one closest to Flowers Corner listed first.
- Delco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Riegelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Byrdville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Armour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Sandyfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Bolton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waccamaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Bug Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Nakina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers Corner, with the one closest to Flowers Corner listed first.
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Hightsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Myrtle Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Sea Breeze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Carolina Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Masonboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
- Smith Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Kure Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Seagate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers Corner, with the one closest to Flowers Corner listed first.
- Currie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Brown Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Saint Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Sampson County
- Ivanhoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Horry County (SC)
- Little River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flowers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Flowers Corner.
Cemeteries Near Flowers Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flowers Corner.
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 Flowers Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flowers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flowers Corner, with the one closest to Flowers Corner listed first.
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lennon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skipper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chinnis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Galloway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Galloway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Flowers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flowers Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flowers Corner, with the one closest to Flowers Corner listed first.
- Winnabow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Malmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Supply
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Northwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Makatoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Byrdville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Phoenix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Armour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Navassa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Exum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shallotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flowers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flowers Corner.
Newspapers Published in Flowers Corner ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flowers Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flowers Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flowers Corner.
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 helpful 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 Flowers Corner:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- New Hanover County
- Pender County
- Sampson County
- Horry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Flowers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flowers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |