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 Henrietta (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 Henrietta. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Henrietta is located in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County: Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Henrietta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henrietta:
- Edgecombe County (The home county of Henrietta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Summerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Princeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Tarboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hope Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Hartsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Pinetops
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsease
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Conetoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Macclesfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Lewiston Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Kelford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Speights Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Contentnea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Maury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hookerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Hobgood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Roseneath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Braswells Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Scotland Neck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tillery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Heathsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Parmele
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hassell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oak City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gold Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Everetts
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Bear Grass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Williamston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- North Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Ashburk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Joyners Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Easonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Halifax Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Dortches
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Drake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Langley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Gold Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Winstead Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Cliftonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Falkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Oakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Farmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- House
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Congleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ripple City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Stokes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Red Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Elm City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Eastwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Stantonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Sims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henrietta, see our County-by-County Page for Henrietta.
Cemeteries Near Henrietta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henrietta.
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 Henrietta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henrietta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Edgecombe Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Princeville Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dancy Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastlawn Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastlawn Memorial Garden is located outside and to the northeast of Tarboro.
- The Eastlawn Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164807 <2>
- Bulluck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Varnell Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Henrietta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henrietta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henrietta, with the one closest to Henrietta listed first.
- Tarboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Mildred
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Hartsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Penelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Conetoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Saint Lewis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Leggett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Coakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Bridgersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Falkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Hollands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollands is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 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 Henrietta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henrietta.
Newspapers Published in Henrietta ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henrietta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henrietta, 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 Henrietta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Henrietta:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgecombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Martin County
- Nash 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Henrietta) 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 Henrietta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |