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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 House (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 House. 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 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.

House is located in Pitt County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pitt County: Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Martin & Wilson.

Below are the counties that are near House. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to House:

  • Pitt County     (The home county of House)
    • The following are listed by their distance from House, with the one closest to House listed first.
    • Ripple City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripple City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
      • Ripple City is located in Pitt County
    • Greenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Heritage Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
    • Bells Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Summerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Pitt County
    • Windsor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Pitt County
    • Red Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Pitt County
    • Stokes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
      • Stokes is located in Pitt County
    • Whichard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whichard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
      • Whichard is located in Pitt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whichard
      • From House to Whichard
    • Simpson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Oakley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Falkland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
      • Falkland is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from House, with the one closest to House listed first.
    • Rosedale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chocowinity
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
      • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <2>
    • Washington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Washington Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • River Road
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
      • River Road is located in Beaufort County
    • Walla Watta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walla Watta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
      • Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walla Watta
      • From House to Walla Watta
    • Pinetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Whitepost
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Blounts Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blounts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
      • Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from House, with the one closest to House listed first.
    • Fort Barnwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Vanceboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
      • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <2>
    • Dover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Edgecombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from House, with the one closest to House listed first.
    • Conetoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharp Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
      • Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
    • Cobb Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
    • Pinetops
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coakley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
      • Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coakley
      • From House to Coakley
    • Henrietta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
    • Princeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Macclesfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tarboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
    • Hope Lodge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from House, with the one closest to House listed first.
    • Maury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fieldsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fieldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
      • Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fieldsboro
      • From House to Fieldsboro
    • Walstonburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hookerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
      • Hookerton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <2>
    • Speights Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Snow Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenfield
      • From House to Glenfield
    • Jason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from House, with the one closest to House listed first.
    • Hobgood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
      • Hobgood is located in Halifax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Palmyra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palmyra
      • From House to Palmyra
    • Braswells Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Roseneath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jones County
    • Perfection
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perfection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
      • Perfection is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perfection
      • From House to Perfection
  • Lenoir County
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from House, with the one closest to House listed first.
    • Parmele
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parmele have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
      • Parmele is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Robersonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
      • Robersonville is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <2>
    • Bear Grass
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
      • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Everetts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
      • Everetts is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Gold Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hassell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Oak City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
      • Oak City is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <2>
    • Hamilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
    • Williamston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • Eureka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to House, see our County-by-County Page for House.

Cemeteries Near House ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of House.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for House covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from House, with the one closest to House listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, House had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from House, with the one closest to House listed first.

  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
  • Hollands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
    • Hollands is located in Pitt County
  • Winterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pactolus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Falkland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
    • Falkland is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Bethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
  • Renston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
    • Renston is located in Pitt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Renston
    • From House to Renston
  • Redallia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redallia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redallia
    • Redallia is located in Pitt County
  • Grimesland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
    • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Parmele
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parmele have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
    • Parmele is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Farmville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ayden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
    • Ayden is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <2>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Black Jack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
      • Black Jack is located in Pitt County
    • Conetoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
      • Marlboro is located in Pitt County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around House. See our List of 1890's Communities around House.

Newspapers Published in House ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around House.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of House, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for House.

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 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 House:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for House. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6527, Longitude: -77.3655    
<6>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 House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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