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 Parmele (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 Parmele. 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.
Parmele is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Parmele. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parmele:
- Martin County (The home county of Parmele)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Robersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gold Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hassell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Everetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Oak City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Williamston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jamesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Rosedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chocowinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- River Road
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Pinetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Walla Watta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Lewiston Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Drew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kelford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Askewville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Aulander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Hexlena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Conetoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Coakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Speed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Princeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Tarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hope Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Henrietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Cobb Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Leggett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Maury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Speights Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Hobgood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Roseneath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Scotland Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- North Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Ashburk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Whitehurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Congleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Stokes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Whichard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Falkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ripple City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Pactolus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Heritage Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Saratoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Elm City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parmele, see our County-by-County Page for Parmele.
Cemeteries Near Parmele ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parmele.
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 Parmele - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parmele covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Everett Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henry W. Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry W. Martin Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry W. Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry W. Martin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Bethel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459327 <3>
- Harrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhill Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martin Memorial Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dancy Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princeville Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mizell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastlawn Memorial Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastlawn Memorial Garden is located outside and to the northeast of Tarboro.
- The Eastlawn Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164807 <3>
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, Parmele had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Parmele had a population of 253 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parmele, with the one closest to Parmele listed first.
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hassell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Conetoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Everetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Coakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mildred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Hollands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollands is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
- House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Conoho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Conoho is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
- Falkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parmele. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parmele.
Newspapers Published in Parmele ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parmele.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parmele, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parmele.
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 helpful 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 Parmele:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Wilson 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> | 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- Parmele) 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 Parmele, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |