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 Lake Worth (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 Lake Worth. 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 Lake Worth ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Worth: Lk. Worth

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lake Worth is located in Dare 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 Dare County: Hyde & Tyrrell.

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

• Dare County     (The home county of Lake Worth)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
  • Stumpy Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumpy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
    • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
  • Wanchese
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanchese
    • Wanchese is located in Dare County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanchese <2>
  • Buffalo City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
  • Manns Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manns Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
    • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <2>
  • Manteo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Manteo is located in Dare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <2>
  • Fort Raleigh City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
    • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
  • Whalebone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalebone
    • Whalebone is located in Dare County
  • Chicamacomico Life Saving Station ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicamacomico Life Saving Station
    • Chicamacomico Life Saving Station is located in Dare County
  • Rodanthe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodanthe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodanthe
    • Rodanthe is located in Dare County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodanthe <2>
  • Nags Head
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nags Head
    • Nags Head is located in Dare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nags Head <2>
  • Waves
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waves
    • Waves is located in Dare County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waves <2>
  • Salvo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salvo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salvo
    • Salvo is located in Dare County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salvo <2>
• Currituck County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
  • Point Harbor
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
    • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <2>
  • Harbinger
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
    • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <2>
• Hyde County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
  • Engelhard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
    • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <2>
  • Lake Landing
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
    • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
  • White Plains
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • White Plains is located in Hyde County
  • Last Chance
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
  • Nebraska
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nebraska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
    • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Hyde County
  • Fairfield
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <2>
• Tyrrell County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
  • Alligator
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
    • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
  • Fort Landing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
  • New Lands
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
    • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
  • Columbia
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Worth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Worth.

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 Lake Worth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Shiloh Church Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Fulford Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulford Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Salvo Campground Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salvo Campground Cemetery
  • The Salvo Campground Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Midgett Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138394 <4>
• Willis Tillett Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Tillett Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2404993 <4>
• Cahoon Family Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cahoon Family Cemetery
  • The Cahoon Family Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Abel Cahoon Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2517823 <4>
• Hilltop Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Baum Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baum Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Austin Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Aydlett, Sawyer & Guard Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aydlett, Sawyer & Guard Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322736 <4>

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 Lake Worth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Worth.

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

• Stumpy Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumpy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
  • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
• Wanchese
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanchese
  • Wanchese is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanchese <2>
• Buffalo City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
• Manns Harbor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manns Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
  • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <2>
• Manteo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
  • Manteo is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <2>
• Engelhard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
  • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <2>
• East Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
  • East Lake is located in Dare County
• Mashoes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashoes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
  • Mashoes is located in Dare County
• Rodanthe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodanthe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodanthe
  • Rodanthe is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodanthe <2>
• Nags Head
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nags Head
  • Nags Head is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nags Head <2>
• Middletown
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Hyde County
• Gum Neck
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
  • Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
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  • Colington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colington
    • Colington is located in Dare County
  • Lake Landing
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
    • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Fort Landing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Worth ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Worth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Worth, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Worth.

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 helpful 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 Lake Worth:

• Websites specific to North Carolina
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/

• Pages specific to Dare County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Currituck County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Hyde County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Tyrrell County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Dare County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Dare County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

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