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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 Padgett (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 Padgett. 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 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.

Padgett is located in Onslow 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 Onslow County: Carteret, Duplin, Jones & Pender.

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

  • Onslow County     (The home county of Padgett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Padgett, with the one closest to Padgett listed first.
    • Catherine Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
    • Folkstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Folkstone is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
    • Acorn Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
    • Jacksonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shamrock Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
    • Cardinal Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
    • Half Moon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Watkins Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
    • Foxhorn Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
    • Mill Pond Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
    • Holly Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sneads Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Padgett, with the one closest to Padgett listed first.
    • Stella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kuhns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Kuhns is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
    • Cedar Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Peletier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Peletier is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Cape Carteret
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Padgett, with the one closest to Padgett listed first.
    • Cypress Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Pin Hook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Fountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fountain is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Sholars Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
    • Maready
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Maready is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
    • Cedar Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
    • Lyman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyman is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Sloan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sloan is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Chinquapin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
    • Quinns Store
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Quinns Store is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns Store
    • Catherine Square
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
    • Hadley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hadley is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Padgett, with the one closest to Padgett listed first.
    • Hargetts Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
    • Comfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Comfort is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Taylors Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
    • Maysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Combs Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Combs Fork is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
    • Pleasant Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Chadwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chadwick is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Olivers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivers is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
    • Phillips Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
    • Ravenswood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravenswood is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir County
    • Pink Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • New Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Padgett, with the one closest to Padgett listed first.
    • Bayshore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Castle Hayne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Skippers Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
    • Murraysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
    • Ogden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Padgett, with the one closest to Padgett listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Murray Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
    • Kings Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kings Landing is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
    • Topsail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Topsail is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
    • Burgaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Topsail Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Watha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Hampstead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ashton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashton is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Willard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Willard is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Rocky Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Padgett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Padgett.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Padgett, with the one closest to Padgett 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 Padgett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Padgett.

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

  • Cyrus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cyrus is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Angola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Angola is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Maple Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Tar Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
  • Catherine Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Jacksonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sneads Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marines
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marines is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
  • Gum Branch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
  • Lyman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyman is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Richlands
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sloan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sloan is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Chinquapin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
    • Duck Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Padgett ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Padgett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Padgett, 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 Padgett.

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 Padgett:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Padgett) 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 Padgett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.