Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
Although we found mention of Pasley during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Pasley was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
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 Pasley (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 Pasley. 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 hospitals and 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.
Pasley is located in Duplin 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 Duplin County: Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Pasley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pasley:
- Duplin County (The home county of Pasley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Hancheys Store
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Cartersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Murphey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Charity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Greenevers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Sloan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Sholars Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
- Chinquapin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Register
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Register is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Tin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Maready
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- Teachey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Bladen County
- Long View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Hargetts Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Taylors Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Comfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Combs Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Pink Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Castle Hayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Skippers Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Catherine Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Richlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huffmantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Mill Pond Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Half Moon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Shamrock Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Acorn Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Cardinal Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Folkstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folkstone is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
- Holly Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foxhorn Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Willard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Watha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Murray Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Maple Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Burgaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Ashton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Atkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Currie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Topsail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Delway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Turkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Ivanhoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Moltonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Tomahawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Ingold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Beulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pasley, see our County-by-County Page for Pasley.
Cemeteries Near Pasley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pasley.
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 Pasley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pasley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duplin Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverview Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rose Hill.
- Wells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockfish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Powers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Powers Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48488 <3>
- Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Duplin Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Matthew Southerland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alderman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Routledge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- John Henderson Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Henderson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John Henderson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Beulaville.
- The John Henderson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484813 <3>
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Pasley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pasley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pasley, with the one closest to Pasley listed first.
- Sloan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Chinquapin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Teachey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Safe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Lyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Beulaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Kenansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sarecta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sarecta is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maple Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Angola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Burgaw
(16 miles [25.7 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 Pasley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pasley.
Newspapers Published in Pasley ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pasley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pasley, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pasley.
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 Pasley:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Duplin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- New Hanover County
- Onslow County
- Pender County
- Sampson County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Pasley and then turned east". While Pasley could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Pasley as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Pasley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another North Carolina community named Pasley. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pasley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Pasley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |