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 Haw Branch (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 Haw Branch. 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.
Name Variations for Haw Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Haw Branch: Haw Br. (or less commonly used: Haw Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Haw Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Haw Branch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Haw Branch 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 Haw Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haw Branch:
- Onslow County (The home county of Haw Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Huffmantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Mill Pond Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Half Moon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Shamrock Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Cardinal Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Acorn Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Foxhorn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pumpkin Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Aragona Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Midway Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Kuhns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Cove City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- River Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Tuscarora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Fort Barnwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Potters Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Hadley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Cedar Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fountain is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Quinns Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quinns Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns Store
- Petersburg Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
- Lyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Beulaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Catherine Square
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
- Cabin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cabin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
- Jacksons Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jacksons Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksons Crossroads
- Resaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Greene County
- Glenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Hargetts Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Taylors Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Combs Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Phillips Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sassers Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Pollocks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Wise Forks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Pink Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Albrittons
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Loftins Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Kinfield Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fields
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Graingers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- La Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tick Bite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Maple Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Willard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Murray Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Watha
(27 miles [43.5 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Seven Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haw Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Haw Branch.
Cemeteries Near Haw Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haw Branch.
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 Haw Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haw Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Abner Ervin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
- The Benjamin Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryan Cemetery
- Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Koonce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- John E. Steed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- John Henderson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Duplin Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (70 more) ...
- Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harper - Southerland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gradys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Haw Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haw Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Gum Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Beulaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Catherine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Resaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Chinquapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Tar Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Sarecta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sarecta is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Deep Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Sloan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Angola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haw Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haw Branch.
Newspapers Published in Haw Branch ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haw Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haw Branch, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haw Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Haw Branch:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Onslow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Pender County
- Wayne 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- Haw Branch) 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 Haw Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |