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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 Gurganus (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 Gurganus. 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.

Gurganus 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 Gurganus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gurganus:

  • Onslow County     (The home county of Gurganus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gurganus, with the one closest to Gurganus listed first.
    • Catherine Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
    • Shamrock Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
    • Richlands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Half Moon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Mill Pond Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
    • Acorn Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
    • Cardinal Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Huffmantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
    • Foxhorn Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
    • Pumpkin Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Aragona Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
    • Folkstone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Folkstone is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gurganus, with the one closest to Gurganus listed first.
    • Stella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kuhns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kuhns is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gurganus, with the one closest to Gurganus listed first.
    • Cypress Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Fountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Fountain is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Pin Hook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Cedar Fork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
    • Lyman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyman is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Maready
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Maready is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
    • Sholars Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
    • Sloan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sloan is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Chinquapin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
    • Quinns Store
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Quinns Store is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns Store
    • Hadley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hadley is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Catherine Square
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
    • Jacksons Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacksons Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksons Crossroads
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gurganus, with the one closest to Gurganus listed first.
    • Hargetts Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
    • 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
    • Comfort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Comfort is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • 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
    • 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
    • Phillips Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
    • Maysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Shady Grove is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Chadwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chadwick is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Olivers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivers is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
    • Trenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pollocks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pollocks is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
  • Lenoir County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gurganus, with the one closest to Gurganus listed first.
    • Pink Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Deep Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
    • Albrittons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
  • New Hanover County
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gurganus, with the one closest to Gurganus listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Murray Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
    • Willard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Willard is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Watha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Burgaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Helena
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashton is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Topsail
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Topsail is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
    • Rocky Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kings Landing is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
    • Topsail Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hampstead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Brown Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brown Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town

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

Cemeteries Near Gurganus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gurganus.

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

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

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

  • Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
    • The Benjamin Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bryan Cemetery
  • Onslow Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Koonce Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • John E. Steed Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Abner Ervin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Montford Point Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jacksonville City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • John Henderson Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Henderson Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the John Henderson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Beulaville.
      • The John Henderson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henderson Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484813 <2>
    • Riverview Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • East Duplin Memorial Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Gurganus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gurganus.

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

  • Angola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Angola is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Cyrus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cyrus is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Maple Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Catherine Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Lyman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyman is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Tar Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
  • Sloan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sloan is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Chinquapin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
  • Gum Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
  • Richlands
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Beulaville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hallsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hallsville is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Holly Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Comfort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Gurganus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gurganus.

Newspapers Published in Gurganus ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gurganus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gurganus, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gurganus.

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 either 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 Gurganus:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gurganus) 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 Gurganus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.