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 Peters Creek (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 Peters Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Peters Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Peters Creek: Peters Crk. (or less commonly used: Peters Ck. or Peters Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Peters Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Peters Creek may originally have been Peter's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Peters Creek might be written as Peter Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Peters Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peters Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Peters Creek is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Peters Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peters Creek:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Peters Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters Creek, with the one closest to Peters Creek listed first.
- Stedman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Vander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Eastover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Williams Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Ardulusa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Falcon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Hope Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Godwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters Creek, with the one closest to Peters Creek listed first.
- Ammon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Jerome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruskin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- White Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yorick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Elizabethtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tar Heel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Abbottsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Bladenboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus County
- Rico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters Creek, with the one closest to Peters Creek listed first.
- Harrells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Baltic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Brices Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Carroll
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Safe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Bowdens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Faison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harnett County
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Johnston County
- McKoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Pender County
- Atkinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters Creek, with the one closest to Peters Creek listed first.
- Saint Pauls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Parkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barker Ten Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Allenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Rex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Saddletree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters Creek, with the one closest to Peters Creek listed first.
- McDaniels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Roseboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Salemburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonnetsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Autryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Beulah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Huntley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peters Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Peters Creek.
Cemeteries Near Peters Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peters Creek.
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 Peters Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peters Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peters Creek, with the one closest to Peters Creek listed first.
- Melvin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alderson Parker Family Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marshburn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hardy - Cannady Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Autry - Averitt Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship Bible Holiness Church Cemetery
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 Peters Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peters Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peters Creek, with the one closest to Peters Creek listed first.
- Ammon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Parkersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Roseboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hayne is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayne
- Ingold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Autryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jerome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Huntley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Stedman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Tomahawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clear Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Run is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(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 Peters Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peters Creek.
Newspapers Published in Peters Creek ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peters Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peters Creek, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peters Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Peters Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- Harnett County
- Johnston County
- Pender County
- Robeson County
- Sampson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peters Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Peters Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |