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 Hancock (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 Hancock. 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 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.
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 east 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.
Hancock is located in Chowan 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 Chowan County: Bertie, Gates, Hertford & Perquimans.
Below are the counties that are near Hancock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hancock:
- Chowan County (The home county of Hancock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Edenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mavaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Center Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Beaufort County
- Union Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Edenhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Colerain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Merry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Askewville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Powellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Drew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Hexlena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Horseshoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Mintonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Hobbsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Mitchells Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Gatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sunbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Acorn Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Eure
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Roduco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Gates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Harrellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Ahoskie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cofield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Earleys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Tunis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Poor Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Tuscarora Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Dardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Jamesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Nixonton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Elizabeth City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Yeopim Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Hertford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snug Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Burgess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winfall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Tyrrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Lands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Pea Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Skinnersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Westover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Creswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wenona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hancock, see our County-by-County Page for Hancock.
Cemeteries Near Hancock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hancock.
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 Hancock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hancock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Beaver Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vine Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gatling - Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charity Holley Gravesite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Philips Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nixon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chappells Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <2>
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Hancock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hancock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Edenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Cisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Rockyhock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
- Mount Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gould is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gould
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Hertford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colerain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Chowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chowan is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowan
- Skinnersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Burgess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Winfall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Rosemead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hancock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hancock.
Newspapers Published in Hancock ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hancock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hancock, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hancock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hancock:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Chowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Tyrrell 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Hancock) 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 Hancock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |