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 Georgetown (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 Georgetown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Georgetown 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 Georgetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georgetown:
- Onslow County (The home county of Georgetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Acorn Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Jacksonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cardinal Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Shamrock Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Foxhorn Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Aragona Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Midway Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Half Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Pumpkin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Watkins Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
- Mill Pond Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Piney Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Catherine Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kuhns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Cedar Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Peletier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Peletier is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Cape Carteret
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bogue
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Emerald Isle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Broad Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- River Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Brices Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Snug Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Trent Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Fountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Cypress Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cedar Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Pin Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Hadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Lyman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Quinns Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Quinns Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns Store
- Maready
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- Sholars Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
- Catherine Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
- Jacksons Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksons Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksons Crossroads
- Potters Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Sloan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Chadwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Olivers Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Ravenswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Taylors Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Hargetts Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Combs Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pollocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lenoir County
- Pink Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Topsail Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kings Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Murray Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Topsail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Burgaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Willard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georgetown, see our County-by-County Page for Georgetown.
Cemeteries Near Georgetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgetown.
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 Georgetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georgetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Montford Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Jacksonville City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Onslow Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- John E. Steed Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Koonce Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Abner Ervin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove UMC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
- The Benjamin Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryan Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maides Family Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Pollocksville.
- The Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frank Murphy Cemetery
- Murphy Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259668 <2>
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 Georgetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Georgetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Jacksonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Cyrus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Catherine Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Gum Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Angola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Hubert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Richlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sneads Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georgetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgetown.
Newspapers Published in Georgetown ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgetown, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgetown.
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 Georgetown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Onslow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Jones County
- Lenoir 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> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Georgetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Georgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |