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 Hookerton (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 Hookerton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hookerton is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Edgecombe, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Hookerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hookerton:
- Greene County (The home county of Hookerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Maury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Glenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Contentnea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Jason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Speights Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Fieldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Chocowinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Cove City
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Vanceboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Drummersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Albertson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Outlaws Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Resaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Blizzards Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Herrings Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Kornegay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Scotts Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Hills Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Cobb Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Macclesfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pinetops
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conetoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Mercer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Henrietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Wise Forks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Shady Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sassers Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Perfection
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Phillips Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pollocks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Combs Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Taylors Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Hargetts Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Graingers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Grifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kinston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tick Bite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Kinfield Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Fields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- La Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loftins Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Albrittons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Deep Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Pink Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Rountree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Renston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Ayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Quinerly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Winterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Bells Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Fountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Walnut Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saulston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Eureka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Elroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Seven Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Pikeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Brogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Mar-Mac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Black Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Eastwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lucama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Spring Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Elm City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hookerton, see our County-by-County Page for Hookerton.
Cemeteries Near Hookerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hookerton.
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 Hookerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hookerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Rainbow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maury Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Maury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386125 <2>
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Artis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eason Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grifton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jesse Kennedy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Askew Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Family Cemetery
- The Askew Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin F. Parrott Cemetery
- J.T. Askew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440934 <2>
- Pinelawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hookerton had a population of 173 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hookerton had a population of 389 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hookerton, with the one closest to Hookerton listed first.
- Hugo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Glenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Ormondsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ormondsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormondsville
- Lizzie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lizzie is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rountree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Institute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Grifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Littlefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Renston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Castoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
- Contentnea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Jason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Kinston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hookerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hookerton.
Newspapers Published in Hookerton ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hookerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hookerton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hookerton.
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 Hookerton:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Jones County
- Lenoir 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 Hookerton, 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- Hookerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |