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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 Mercer Landing (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 Mercer Landing. 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 Mercer Landing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mercer Landing: Mercer Lndg. (or less commonly used: Mercer Lndng.)

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.

Mercer Landing 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 Mercer Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mercer Landing:

  • Brunswick County     (The home county of Mercer Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mercer Landing, with the one closest to Mercer Landing listed first.
    • Varnamtown
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sivey Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
    • Supply
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint James
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Saint James is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
    • Oak Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shallotte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bolivia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Yaupon Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yaupon Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaupon Beach
    • Boiling Spring Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
    • Caswell Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bladen County
    • East Arcadia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mercer Landing, with the one closest to Mercer Landing listed first.
    • Pireway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Acme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Acme is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Byrdville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
    • Delco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bug Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Riegelwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Armour
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Bolton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nakina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
    • Pine Level
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • New Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mercer Landing, with the one closest to Mercer Landing listed first.
    • Kure Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Carolina Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sea Breeze
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
    • Silver Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Myrtle Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Masonboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
    • Wilmington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hightsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Seagate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
    • Wrightsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Kings Grant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Smith Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mercer Landing, with the one closest to Mercer Landing listed first.
    • Little River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Longs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Atlantic Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 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

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

Cemeteries Near Mercer Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mercer Landing.

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 Mercer Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mercer Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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

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

  • Supply
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shallotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Southport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Makatoka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
  • Winnabow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Exum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
  • Ash
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Calabash
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Iredell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Iredell is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
  • Little River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Malmo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pireway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Navassa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Phoenix
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix

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

Newspapers Published in Mercer Landing ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mercer Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mercer Landing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mercer Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Mercer Landing:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mercer Landing) 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 Mercer Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.