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 Maple (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 Maple. 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 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.
Maple is located in Currituck 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 Currituck County: Camden & Dare.
Below are the counties that are near Maple. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple:
- Currituck County (The home county of Maple)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
- Currituck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coinjock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlily
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlily is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
- Shawboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snowden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Tulls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Knotts Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aydlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aydlett is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
- Corolla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bertha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Poplar Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
- Riddle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Belcross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alder Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth City Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- South Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Dare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
- Duck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- George Town Sands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- George Town Sands is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
- Poteskeet Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
- Southern Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kitty Hawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gates County
- Acorn Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Nixonton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Nicanor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Winfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Hertford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- Chesapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norfolk City (VA)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Virginia Beach City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
- Pungo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Sandbridge Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
- Nimmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
- Mapleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Kempsville Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Pocahontas Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Thalia Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
- Virginia Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westview Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple, see our County-by-County Page for Maple.
Cemeteries Near Maple ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple.
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 Maple - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
- Walker Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moyock Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hollywood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Oak Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Memory Gardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Charity Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Maple in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
- Currituck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coinjock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Indiantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Tulls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Snowden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Knotts Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belcross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Vine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
- Poplar Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Trap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Trap is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
- Moyock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeds
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple.
Newspapers Published in Maple ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Maple:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Currituck County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dare County
- Gates County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Norfolk City
- Virginia Beach City
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple) 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 Maple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |