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 Jones Store (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 Jones Store. 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 Jones Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Jones Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Store may originally have been Jone's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Store might be written as Jone Store.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones Store.
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 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.
Jones Store is located in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County: Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Jones Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Store:
- Beaufort County (The home county of Jones Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Store, with the one closest to Jones Store listed first.
- Blounts Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Edward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- River Road
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitepost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Washington Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Chocowinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ransomville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Walla Watta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Carteret County
- Sportsmans Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Store, with the one closest to Jones Store listed first.
- Spring Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Ernul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Vanceboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Bridgeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Bern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- James City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Fairfield Harbour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Old Town Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Trent Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Tuscarora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Hyde County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Store, with the one closest to Jones Store listed first.
- Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Sladesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Store, with the one closest to Jones Store listed first.
- Perfection
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Debruhls Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pollocksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Ravenswood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Olivers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Pollocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Store, with the one closest to Jones Store listed first.
- Tick Bite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Grifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Store, with the one closest to Jones Store listed first.
- Reelsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Grantsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Mesic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Merritt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Lowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Arapahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hobucken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Store, with the one closest to Jones Store listed first.
- Clayroot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Shelmerdine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Grimesland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Coxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Quinerly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Simpson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Pactolus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Ayden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Heritage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Store, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Store.
Cemeteries Near Jones Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Store.
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 Jones Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Store, with the one closest to Jones Store listed first.
- Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- W.H. Marslender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Hill FWB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Ware Creek MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stapleford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- High Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- James I. Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caleb Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<5>
While we didn't find Jones Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jones Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Store, with the one closest to Jones Store listed first.
- Blounts Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Ernul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Idalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Olympia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Vanceboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Reelsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Grantsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Bern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Store.
Newspapers Published in Jones Store ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Store, 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 Jones Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Jones Store:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Beaufort County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Hyde County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Pamlico County
- Pitt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Jones Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Jones Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |