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 Harrellsville (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 Harrellsville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Harrellsville is located in Hertford 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 Hertford County: Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Northampton & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Harrellsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrellsville:
- Hertford County (The home county of Harrellsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Cofield
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ahoskie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Earleys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Barretts Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Como
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Menola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Murfreesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Colerain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Powellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Askewville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Hexlena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Edenhouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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
- Aulander
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Merry Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Drew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Kelford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Horseshoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Gliden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Gatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mintonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Eure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hobbsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Muddy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Roduco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Gates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Reynoldson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Woodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eagletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Potecasi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Severn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rich Square
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lasker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Pasquotank County
- Nixonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nicanor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Yeopim Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Winfall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hertford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Burgess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snug Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Westover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Skinnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Pea Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pine Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Carrsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Riverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Kingsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Sunbeam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Delaware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Handsom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Watkins Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Isaac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Newsoms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Cypress Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Edgehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Boykins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Pittmantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Whaleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Manning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrellsville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrellsville.
Cemeteries Near Harrellsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrellsville.
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 Harrellsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrellsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (75 more) ...
- Brantley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weaver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Harrellsville had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Harrellsville had a population of 95 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrellsville, with the one closest to Harrellsville listed first.
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Colerain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Chowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chowan is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowan
- Gatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tunis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- South Tunis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Powellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Rosemead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Rockyhock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
- Eure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ryland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
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- Mintonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Hobbsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrellsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrellsville.
Newspapers Published in Harrellsville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrellsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrellsville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrellsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Harrellsville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Hertford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Northampton County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Washington County
- Franklin City
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrellsville) 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 Harrellsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |