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 Grabtown (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 Grabtown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Grabtown is located in Bertie 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 Bertie County: Chowan, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Grabtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grabtown:
- Bertie County (The home county of Grabtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Askewville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Merry Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Hexlena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Avoca
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Kelford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Edenhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Powellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Pinetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Rosedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Walla Watta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Gaylord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Chocowinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Edenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mavaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Center Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Coakley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Speed
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Conetoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Lawrence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Hope Lodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Princeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Tarboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leggett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Hobgood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Braswells Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Scotland Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roseneath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Earleys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Ahoskie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Poor Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Menola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Harrellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Cofield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Williamston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Everetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jamesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Bear Grass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Hassell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Dardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Robersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Parmele
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Eagletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Potecasi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Perquimans County
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Congleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Oakley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Whichard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Whitehurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Pactolus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Grimesland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Simpson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ripple City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Roper
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Skinnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Wenona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Pea Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grabtown, see our County-by-County Page for Grabtown.
Cemeteries Near Grabtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grabtown.
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 Grabtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grabtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cashie Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47284 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Staton - Biggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martin Memorial Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoggard Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Everett Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tices Community Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Manning Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harman Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
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 Grabtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grabtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grabtown, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Williamston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Everetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jamesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sans Souci
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sans Souci is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Hassell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Robersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Conoho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Conoho is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
- Hexlena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Avoca
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grabtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grabtown.
Newspapers Published in Grabtown ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grabtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grabtown, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grabtown.
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 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 Grabtown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Chowan County
- Edgecombe County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Pitt County
- Washington 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- Grabtown) 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 Grabtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |