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 Greencrest (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 Greencrest. 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 northwest 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 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.
Greencrest 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 Greencrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greencrest:
- Onslow County (The home county of Greencrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greencrest, with the one closest to Greencrest listed first.
- Shamrock Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Acorn Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Half Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Cardinal Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Foxhorn Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Mill Pond Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Catherine Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Pumpkin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Aragona Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Midway Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watkins Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
- Richlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greencrest, with the one closest to Greencrest listed first.
- Stella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kuhns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Cedar Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peletier
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bogue
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greencrest, with the one closest to Greencrest 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
- Cove City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Brices Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greencrest, with the one closest to Greencrest listed first.
- Fountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Cypress Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cedar Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Lyman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Hadley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Quinns Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quinns Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns Store
- Pin Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Maready
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- Sholars Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
- Catherine Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
- Jacksons Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksons Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksons Crossroads
- Potters Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Beulaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greencrest, with the one closest to Greencrest listed first.
- Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Taylors Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hargetts Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Chadwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Combs Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Olivers Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Phillips Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pollocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greencrest, with the one closest to Greencrest listed first.
- Pink Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Loftins Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greencrest, with the one closest to Greencrest listed first.
- Maple Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Murray Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Kings Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Topsail Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burgaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Topsail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Watha
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Saint Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Ashton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Hampstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greencrest, see our County-by-County Page for Greencrest.
Cemeteries Near Greencrest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greencrest.
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 Greencrest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greencrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greencrest, with the one closest to Greencrest listed first.
- Onslow Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montford Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- John E. Steed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Koonce Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Abner Ervin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
- The Benjamin Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryan Cemetery
- Oak Grove UMC Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maides Family Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Greencrest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greencrest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greencrest, with the one closest to Greencrest listed first.
- Tar Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cyrus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Catherine Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Gum Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Angola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Richlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Marines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Hubert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sneads Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Duck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greencrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greencrest.
Newspapers Published in Greencrest ...
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 Greencrest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greencrest, 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 Greencrest.
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 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 Greencrest:
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greencrest) 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 Greencrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |