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 Heath (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 Heath. 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 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.
Heath is located in Lenoir 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 Lenoir County: Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Heath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heath:
- Lenoir County (The home county of Heath)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Graingers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinfield Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tick Bite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Loftins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Grifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albrittons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Deep Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- La Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pink Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaufort County
- Chocowinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fort Barnwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Cove City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Tuscarora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Vanceboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lima
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Ernul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- River Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Trent Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Brices Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- New Bern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Drummersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Albertson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Outlaws Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Resaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Herrings Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Blizzards Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Kornegay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Potters Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Scotts Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Hills Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Cobb Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Glenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Contentnea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Speights Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Fieldsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Wise Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sassers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Phillips Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Pollocks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Perfection
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Combs Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Taylors Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Hargetts Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Huffmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Richlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Quinerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Rountree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Ayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Renston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Clayroot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Winterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelmerdine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Farmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Red Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Summerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Seven Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Saulston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Berkeley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Goldsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brogden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Pikeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Fremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heath, see our County-by-County Page for Heath.
Cemeteries Near Heath ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heath.
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 Heath - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jesse B. Noble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhem Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- King Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pinelawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- Grifton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grifton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Grifton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285292 <2>
- Jesse Kennedy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thomas Jefferson Kennedy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Heath in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heath.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Kinston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Closs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Closs is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closs
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Grifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Glenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Institute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Fort Barnwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Littlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ormondsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ormondsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormondsville
- Johnsons Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Mills is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Mills
- Rountree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heath. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heath.
Newspapers Published in Heath ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heath.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heath, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heath.
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 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 Heath:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lenoir County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Heath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Heath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |