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 Kelford (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 Kelford. 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 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.
Kelford is located in Bertie 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 Bertie County: Chowan, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Kelford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kelford:
- Bertie County (The home county of Kelford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Roxobel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Aulander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Hexlena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Askewville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Powellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Colerain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Merry Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Edenhouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Speed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coakley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Leggett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hope Lodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Gethsemane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Princeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Tarboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitakers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conetoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hartsease
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Eure
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Scotland Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hobgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Tillery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roseneath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Halifax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Weldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke Rapids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heathsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Earleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Menola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Poor Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Ahoskie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murfreesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cofield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Winton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Tuscarora Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Tunis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Harrellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Como
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Oak City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hassell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Gold Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Everetts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Robersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Williamston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Bear Grass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Nash County
- Taylor Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Eagletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lasker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Potecasi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Seaboard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Garysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Congleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Oakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Whitehurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Branchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Statesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Boykins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Little Texas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Riverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sunbeam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kelford, see our County-by-County Page for Kelford.
Cemeteries Near Kelford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelford.
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 Kelford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kelford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Roxobel - Kelford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norfleet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hoggard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland Neck Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Hyman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilbert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Staton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Kelford had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Kelford had a population of 217 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kelford, with the one closest to Kelford listed first.
- Roxobel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Norfleet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norfleet is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfleet
- Aulander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Eagletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Hexlena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scotland Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Lasker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Earleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Menola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Potecasi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kelford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kelford.
Newspapers Published in Kelford ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kelford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kelford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kelford:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Pitt County
- Southampton 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 Kelford, 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' (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- Kelford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |