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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 Greentown (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 Greentown. 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 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.

Greentown is located in Currituck 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 Currituck County: Camden & Dare.

Below are the counties that are near Greentown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greentown:

  • Currituck County     (The home county of Greentown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Tulls
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tulls is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
    • Snowden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Snowden is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
    • Currituck
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moyock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shawboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maple
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Knotts Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Barco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterlily
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterlily is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
    • Coinjock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Aydlett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Aydlett is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
    • Corolla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Belcross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Belcross is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
    • Camden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • South Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Riddle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Riddle is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Alder Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Alder Branch is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
    • Elizabeth City Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
    • Horseshoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Horseshoe is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Dare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Duck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • George Town Sands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
    • Poteskeet Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
  • Gates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Acorn Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
    • Holly Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Holly Grove is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Corapeake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Savage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Savage is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Sunbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hobbsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hobbsville is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
  • Pasquotank County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Elizabeth City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weeksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
    • Nixonton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
  • Perquimans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Woodville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Nicanor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
    • Winfall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belvidere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burgess
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Hertford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesapeake City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Chesapeake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
  • Norfolk City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • New Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • New Town is located in Norfolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Alantic City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
    • Norfolk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Norfolk is located in Norfolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242,803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <1>
    • Monticello Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
    • Sussex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Sussex is located in Norfolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
  • Portsmouth City (VA)
    • Portsmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Suffolk City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Russell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Shoulders Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Virginia Beach City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.
    • Pungo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
    • Nimmo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
    • Sandbridge Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
    • Mapleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Kempsville Gardens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
    • Westview Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
    • Pocahontas Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
    • Thalia Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
    • Aragona Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
    • Virginia Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Burtons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
    • North Virginia Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • North Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Virginia Beach

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greentown, see our County-by-County Page for Greentown.

Cemeteries Near Greentown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greentown.

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 Greentown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greentown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.

  • Blackwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moyock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Northwest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Charity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Memory Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wallaceton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Walker Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Greentown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greentown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Greentown, with the one closest to Greentown listed first.

  • Tulls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tulls is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
  • Snowden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Snowden is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
  • Vine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
  • Currituck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moyock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shawboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Creeds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeds
  • Gregory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gregory is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Knotts Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Belcross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Belcross is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
  • Indiantown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Lilly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lilly is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Coinjock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greentown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greentown.

Newspapers Published in Greentown ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greentown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greentown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greentown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Greentown:

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- Greentown) 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 Greentown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.