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 Mansfield (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 Mansfield. 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 and doctors 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.
Mansfield is located in Carteret 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 Carteret County: Craven, Hyde, Jones, Onslow & Pamlico.
Below are the counties that are near Mansfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mansfield:
- Carteret County (The home county of Mansfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Mitchell Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
- Carolina City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carolina City is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina City
- Morehead City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crab Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Atlantic Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knoll Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salter Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaufort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conner Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Indian Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Hancock Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Bachelor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Havelock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Manteo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manteo is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Slocum Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Neuse Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Fairfield Harbour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Brices Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- James City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Snug Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Maysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ravenswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Swansboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hubert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Minnesott Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Arapahoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oriental
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Merritt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Pamlico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Alliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bayboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grantsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Stonewall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mansfield, see our County-by-County Page for Mansfield.
Cemeteries Near Mansfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mansfield.
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 Mansfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mansfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bay View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannady Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Newport.
- The Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quinn - Gould Families Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435342 <2>
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nolan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Murphy Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Rawls Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Royals Creek Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Mansfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mansfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Hollywood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Morehead City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaufort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Straits
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Bachelor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bogue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Marshallberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
- Cedar Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Merrimon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Janeiro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mansfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mansfield.
Newspapers Published in Mansfield ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mansfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mansfield, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mansfield.
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 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 Mansfield:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Carteret County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pamlico 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mansfield) 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 Mansfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |