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 Fulcher Landing (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 Fulcher Landing. 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 Fulcher Landing ...
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 Fulcher Landing: Fulcher Lndg. (or less commonly used: Fulcher Lndng.)
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Fulcher Landing is located in Onslow 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 Onslow County: Carteret, Duplin, Jones & Pender.
Below are the counties that are near Fulcher Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fulcher Landing:
- Onslow County (The home county of Fulcher Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulcher Landing, with the one closest to Fulcher Landing listed first.
- Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Sneads Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Topsail Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Folkstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Folkstone is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
- Watkins Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
- Ocean City Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
- Piney Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Holly Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aragona Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Bear Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hubert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulcher Landing, with the one closest to Fulcher Landing listed first.
- Cedar Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Carteret
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kuhns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Peletier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peletier is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Emerald Isle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bogue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Broad Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Indian Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Salter Path
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulcher Landing, with the one closest to Fulcher Landing listed first.
- Cypress Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Fountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Pin Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Sholars Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
- Cedar Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Lyman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Maready
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- Quinns Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quinns Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns Store
- Sloan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Chinquapin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulcher Landing, with the one closest to Fulcher Landing listed first.
- Maysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chadwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ravenswood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulcher Landing, with the one closest to Fulcher Landing listed first.
- Bayshore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Kirkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulcher Landing, with the one closest to Fulcher Landing listed first.
- Maple Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Topsail Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Topsail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Hampstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Murray Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Ashton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Burgaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fulcher Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Fulcher Landing.
Cemeteries Near Fulcher Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fulcher Landing.
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 Fulcher Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fulcher Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fulcher Landing, with the one closest to Fulcher Landing listed first.
- Oak Grove UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montford Point Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montford Point Cemetery
- The Montford Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montford Point Federal Cemetery
- Montford Point National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169801 <3>
- Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Onslow Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maides Family Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- John E. Steed Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Koonce Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
- The Benjamin Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryan Cemetery
- Abner Ervin Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashe Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 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 Fulcher Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fulcher Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fulcher Landing, with the one closest to Fulcher Landing listed first.
- Sneads Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Duck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Holly Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hubert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tar Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Cyrus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Swansboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Angola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Cedar Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Stella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Gum Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fulcher Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fulcher Landing.
Newspapers Published in Fulcher Landing ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fulcher Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fulcher Landing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fulcher Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Fulcher Landing:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Onslow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carteret County
- Duplin County
- Jones County
- New Hanover County
- Pender 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> | 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- Fulcher Landing) 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 Fulcher Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |