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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 Lynchs Corner (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 Lynchs Corner. 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 Lynchs Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Lynchs Corner: Lynchs Cor. (or less commonly used: Lynchs Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Lynchs Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lynchs Corner may originally have been Lynch's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lynchs Corner might be written as Lynch Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lynchs Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lynchs Corner.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lynchs Corner is located in Pasquotank 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 Pasquotank County: Camden, Gates & Perquimans.
Below are the counties that are near Lynchs Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lynchs Corner:
- Pasquotank County (The home county of Lynchs Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Weeksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Colerain
(24 miles [38.6 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Edenhouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Horseshoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belcross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Riddle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Alder Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Gliden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Currituck County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Moyock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snowden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Shawboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tulls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Currituck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maple
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Barco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coinjock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knotts Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterlily
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterlily is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
- Aydlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aydlett is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
- Bertha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Acorn Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Holly Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Savage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Sunbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corapeake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hobbsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Mitchells Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Mintonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Gatesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Willeyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Harrellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- South Tunis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Cofield
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Nicanor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winfall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hertford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burgess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Yeopim Station
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Snug Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Chesapeake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Charlton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Carrsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Norfolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Alantic City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Portsmouth City (VA)
- Portsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Southampton County (VA)
- Kingsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Whaley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Suffolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Kilby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Pittmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Wilroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Shoulders Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Driver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Virginia Beach City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Westview Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Pungo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lynchs Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Lynchs Corner.
Cemeteries Near Lynchs Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynchs Corner.
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 Lynchs Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lynchs Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- Up River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riddick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- William G. Wood Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porters Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mathias Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <4>
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<5>
While we didn't find Lynchs Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lynchs Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynchs Corner, with the one closest to Lynchs Corner listed first.
- South Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nicanor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Sandy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sunbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hobbsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Chapanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chapanoke is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapanoke
- Okisko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Okisko is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okisko
- Pasquotank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pasquotank is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasquotank
- Corapeake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gliden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mintonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Wiggins Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossroads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lynchs Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynchs Corner.
Newspapers Published in Lynchs Corner ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynchs Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynchs Corner, 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 Lynchs Corner.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lynchs Corner:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pasquotank County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Currituck County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Isle of Wight County
- Norfolk City
- Portsmouth City
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Virginia Beach City
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynchs Corner) 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 Lynchs Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |