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 Joppa (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 Joppa. 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 hospitals 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.
Joppa is primarily located in Chowan County. A portion of Joppa extends into Gates County and Perquimans 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 Chowan County: Bertie, Gates, Hertford & Perquimans.
Below are the counties that are near Joppa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joppa:
- Chowan County (The home county of Joppa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Gliden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Colerain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Powellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Edenhouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Avoca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Merry Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Askewville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Hexlena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Horseshoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belcross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Elizabeth City Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Riddle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Alder Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Currituck County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Moyock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shawboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Snowden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Tulls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Currituck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Hobbsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Muddy Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Mintonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Acorn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Holly Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Gatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corapeake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Willeyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Harrellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- South Tunis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Cofield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Tuscarora Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ahoskie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Earleys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Barretts Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Murfreesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nixonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Weeksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Nicanor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hertford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Burgess
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snug Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Pea Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Skinnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Carrsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Kingsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sunbeam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Whaley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Pittmantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Manning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Suffolk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Kilby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Wilroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joppa, see our County-by-County Page for Joppa.
Cemeteries Near Joppa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joppa.
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 Joppa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joppa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Riddick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Up River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <2>
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chappells Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Charity Holley Gravesite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- William G. Wood Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mathias Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (77 more) ...
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porters Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Joppa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joppa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Sandy Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Hobbsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Gliden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Mintonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Nicanor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Ryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Belvidere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chowan is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowan
- Winfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hertford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiggins Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossroads
- Chapanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapanoke is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapanoke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joppa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joppa.
Newspapers Published in Joppa ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joppa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joppa, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joppa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Joppa:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Chowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Currituck County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Washington County
- Franklin City
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Joppa) 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 Joppa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |