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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 Mesic (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 Mesic. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Mesic is located in Pamlico 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 Pamlico County: Beaufort, Carteret & Craven.

Below are the counties that are near Mesic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mesic:

  • Pamlico County     (The home county of Mesic)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesic, with the one closest to Mesic listed first.
    • Vandemere
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Hobucken
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
    • Bayboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonewall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bay City is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Lowland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowland is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
    • Pamlico
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Merritt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alliance
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oriental
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Grantsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Reelsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesic, with the one closest to Mesic listed first.
    • Aurora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Edward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ransomville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bath is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Blounts Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
    • Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pomouk Indian Village is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomouk Indian Village
    • Belhaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Whitepost
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pantego
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Gaylord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
    • River Road
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • River Road is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Walla Watta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesic, with the one closest to Mesic listed first.
    • Sportsmans Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
    • Cedar Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • North River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Atlantic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sealevel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stacy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stacy is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
    • Bettie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Davis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Otway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Williston is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Crab Point Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
    • Conner Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Conner Village is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesic, with the one closest to Mesic listed first.
    • Spring Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield Harbour
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
    • Bachelor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Point ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Neuse Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
    • Riverdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • James City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • James City is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
    • New Bern
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ernul
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ernul is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
    • Old Town Harbor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
    • Hancock Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hancock Village is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
  • Hyde County

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

Cemeteries Near Mesic ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mesic.

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 Mesic - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mesic, with the one closest to Mesic 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mesic had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mesic had a population of 210 people.

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

  • Vandemere
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Maribel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maribel is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Hobucken
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
  • Bayboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonewall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pamlico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Alliance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • South Creek is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
  • Idalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Idalia is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
  • Aurora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kershaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
    • Oriental
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Reelsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Mesic ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mesic.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mesic, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mesic.

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 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 Mesic:

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>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 Mesic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Mesic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.