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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 Harbinger (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 Harbinger. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

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

  • Currituck County     (The home county of Harbinger)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbinger, with the one closest to Harbinger listed first.
    • Point Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Powells Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jarvisburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bertha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bertha is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Aydlett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Aydlett is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
    • Coinjock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Corolla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Waterlily
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Waterlily is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
    • Barco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Maple is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Currituck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbinger, with the one closest to Harbinger listed first.
    • Alder Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alder Branch is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
    • Riddle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Riddle is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Elizabeth City Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Belcross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Belcross is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbinger, with the one closest to Harbinger listed first.
    • Southern Shores
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • George Town Sands
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
    • Poteskeet Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
    • Duck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Kitty Hawk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kill Devil Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Raleigh City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
    • Manns Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nags Head
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Manteo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whalebone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whalebone is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalebone
    • Buffalo City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Pasquotank County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbinger, with the one closest to Harbinger listed first.
    • Weeksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
    • Elizabeth City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixonton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
  • Perquimans County
    • Woodville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Tyrrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbinger, with the one closest to Harbinger listed first.
    • Fort Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
    • Alligator
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Harbinger ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbinger.

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

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

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

  • Aydlett, Sawyer & Guard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Austin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Austin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kitty Hawk.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46759 <2>
  • Baum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Willis Tillett Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Family Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert Family Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Oak Grove Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hollywood Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Church Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Godfrey Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Harbinger had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Jarvisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Colington is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colington
  • Mashoes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mashoes is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
  • Poplar Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Manns Harbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Nags Head
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Trap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Trap is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
  • East Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
  • Manteo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Landing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
  • Coinjock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Weeksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
    • Wanchese
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Harbinger ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbinger.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harbinger, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harbinger.

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 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 Harbinger:

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