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 Navassa (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 Navassa. 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 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.
Navassa 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 Navassa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Navassa:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Navassa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Navassa, with the one closest to Navassa listed first.
- Phoenix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Belville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Malmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Leland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Town Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Northwest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Winnabow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Supply
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navassa, with the one closest to Navassa listed first.
- Long View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- East Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Kelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Council
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navassa, with the one closest to Navassa listed first.
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Delco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riegelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Armour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Byrdville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Sandyfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Bolton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Waccamaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navassa, with the one closest to Navassa listed first.
- Hightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Wrightsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Smith Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Castle Hayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skippers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Murraysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Windemere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Seagate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Masonboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navassa, with the one closest to Navassa listed first.
- Surf City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navassa, with the one closest to Navassa listed first.
- Currie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Brown Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Saint Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Hampstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burgaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Topsail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Kings Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Topsail Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Murray Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Watha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navassa, with the one closest to Navassa listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Navassa, see our County-by-County Page for Navassa.
Cemeteries Near Navassa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Navassa.
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 Navassa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Navassa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Navassa, with the one closest to Navassa listed first.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- Calvary Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Benton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delgado Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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, Navassa had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Navassa had a population of 2,534 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Navassa, with the one closest to Navassa listed first.
- Phoenix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Malmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Wrightsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Town Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Hayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Winnabow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Long Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Wrightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Currie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kirkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Rocky Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Navassa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Navassa.
Newspapers Published in Navassa ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Navassa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Navassa, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Navassa.
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 websites either 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 Navassa:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- New Hanover County
- Onslow County
- Pender County
- Sampson 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> | 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 Navassa, 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' (or 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- Navassa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |