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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 Old Trap (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 Old Trap. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Old Trap is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank & Tyrrell.

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

  • Camden County     (The home county of Old Trap)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
    • Alder Branch
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Alder Branch is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
    • Riddle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Riddle is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Shiloh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Elizabeth City Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
    • Belcross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Belcross is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
    • Camden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Horseshoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Horseshoe is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Currituck County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
    • Bertha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bertha is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Poplar Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Grandy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Aydlett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Aydlett is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
    • Coinjock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jarvisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Barco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Powells Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Waterlily
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Waterlily is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
    • Maple
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Maple is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Currituck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Corolla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
    • Duck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • George Town Sands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
    • Poteskeet Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
    • Southern Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitty Hawk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kill Devil Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Raleigh City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
    • Buffalo City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Manns Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nags Head
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pasquotank County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
    • Weeksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
    • Elizabeth City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Nixonton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
  • Perquimans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
    • Woodville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Burgess
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Snug Harbor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Hertford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Winfall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Nicanor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
    • Belvidere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Yeopim Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
      • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
      • Yeopim
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bethel is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Snow Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Tyrrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
    • Fort Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
    • Alligator
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
    • Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • New Lands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands

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

Cemeteries Near Old Trap ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Trap.

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 Old Trap - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Old Trap had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Shiloh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Weeksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
  • Indiantown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indiantown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Poplar Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Coinjock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jarvisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Belcross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Belcross is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
  • Shawboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gregory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregory is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Elizabeth City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Nixonton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
  • Currituck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Snowden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Snowden is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
    • Harbinger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville

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

Newspapers Published in Old Trap ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Trap.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Trap, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Trap.

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 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 Old Trap:

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 '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- Old Trap) 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 Old Trap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.