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 Longwood (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 Longwood. 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 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.
Longwood is located in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Longwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longwood:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Longwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longwood, with the one closest to Longwood listed first.
- Ash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Calabash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carolina Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Exum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shallotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ocean Isle Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Sivey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Holden Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Supply
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longwood, with the one closest to Longwood listed first.
- East Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Council
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longwood, with the one closest to Longwood listed first.
- Pireway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bug Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Nakina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ironhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Cribb Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Lake Waccamaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Redbug
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longwood, with the one closest to Longwood listed first.
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Longs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Cherry Grove Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Myrtle Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Briarcliffe Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Hand
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Daisy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Arcadian Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longwood, see our County-by-County Page for Longwood.
Cemeteries Near Longwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longwood.
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 Longwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longwood, with the one closest to Longwood listed first.
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKeithan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Azor James Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milligan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mintz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manley Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Calabash.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317481 <3>
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Blanton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Longwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Longwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longwood, with the one closest to Longwood listed first.
- Ash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Iredell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Pireway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Calabash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bug Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Exum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shallotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Dock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Makatoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Dothan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Wampee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wampee is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Supply
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mollie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ironhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longwood.
Newspapers Published in Longwood ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longwood, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longwood.
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 Longwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Horry 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Longwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |