Nearest Communities to Gulrock,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Gulrock, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Gulrock:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Gulrock.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Gulrock is located in Hyde County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hyde County: Beaufort, Dare, Tyrrell & Washington.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Gulrock. Of these communities, 24 are located in counties other than Hyde County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Gulrock (which is Hyde County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Gulrock
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Hyde County (where Gulrock resides)
- County Website: https://www.hydecountync.gov/
- County Seat for Hyde: Swan Quarter
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulrock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulrock.
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Last Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Last Chance is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Slocum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Nebraska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nebraska is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Lake Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
- New Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Hydeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hydeland is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydeland
- Engelhard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swindell Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swindell Fork is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindell Fork
- Carmur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carmur is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmur
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tiny Oak Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tiny Oak Fork is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiny Oak Fork
- Oyster Creek Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swan Quarter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Bay is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bay
- Jackson Dunes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Dunes is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Dunes
- Ocracoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oyster Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oyster Creek is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Pamlico Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pamlico Shores is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico Shores
- Sound Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sound Shores is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Shores
- Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Widgen Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Widgen Woods is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgen Woods
- Beulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Sladesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Ponzer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ponzer is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponzer
- Makleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Makleyville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makleyville
- Piney Grove Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Landing is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Landing
- Hoophole Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoophole Landing is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoophole Landing
- Beaufort County
- County Website: https://www.co.beaufort.nc.us/
- County Seat for Beaufort: Washington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulrock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulrock.
- Leechville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leechville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
- Pamlico Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pamlico Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico Beach
- Schoolhouse Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
- Haslin Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Haslin Corner is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslin Corner
- Cockrell Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cockrell Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Beach
- Moores Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moores Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Beach
- Wades Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wades Point is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades Point
- Winsteadville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Winsteadville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsteadville
- Carteret County
- County Website: https://www.carteretcountync.gov/
- County Seat for Carteret: Beaufort
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulrock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulrock.
- Portsmouth Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Village
- Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Cedar Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dare County
- County Website: https://www.darenc.gov/
- County Seat for Dare: Manteo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulrock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulrock.
- Fort Clark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Clark is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Clark
- Lake Worth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Worth is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Worth
- Hatteras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpy Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
- Beach Land Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beach Land Landing is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Land Landing
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo City is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Pamlico County
- County Website: https://www.pamlicocounty.org/
- County Seat for Pamlico: Bayboro
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulrock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulrock.
- Lowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Hobucken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Mill Seat Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Seat Landing is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat Landing
- Tyrrell County
- County Seat for Tyrrell: Columbia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulrock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulrock.
- Kilkenny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kilkenny is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilkenny
- Gum Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
- Frying Pan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frying Pan is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frying Pan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gulrock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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