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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 Petersburg (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 Petersburg. 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 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.

Petersburg 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 Petersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersburg:

  • Onslow County     (The home county of Petersburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Huffmantown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
    • Richlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Catherine Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
    • Mill Pond Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
    • Half Moon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Shamrock Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
    • Cardinal Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
    • Acorn Forest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
    • Foxhorn Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Aragona Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Kuhns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Kuhns is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
    • Stella
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peletier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Peletier is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Cedar Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Dover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Dover is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Cove City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove City is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • River Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • River Bend is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Tuscarora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuscarora is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
    • Brices Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brices Creek is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
    • Clark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clark is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Snug Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Fort Barnwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
    • Trent Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
    • Lima
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lima is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Old Town Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
    • James City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • James City is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Fountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fountain is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Hadley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hadley is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Cedar Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
    • Potters Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
    • Quinns Store
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Quinns Store is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns Store
    • Lyman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyman is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Beulaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
    • Catherine Square
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
    • Jacksons Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jacksons Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksons Crossroads
    • Cypress Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Cabin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cabin is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Comfort
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Comfort is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Taylors Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
    • Hargetts Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
    • Combs Fork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Combs Fork is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
    • Pleasant Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Phillips Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
    • Shady Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Shady Grove is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Trenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sassers Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
    • Olivers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivers is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
    • Pollocks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pollocks is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
  • Lenoir County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Pink Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
    • Loftins Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
    • Albrittons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
    • Kinfield Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
    • Kinston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Fields
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fields is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
    • Graingers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Graingers is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
    • Tick Bite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
    • La Grange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Murray Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
    • Willard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Willard is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Wayne County
    • Seven Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Petersburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburg.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.

  • Abner Ervin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Koonce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • John E. Steed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
    • The Benjamin Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bryan Cemetery
  • Onslow Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacksonville City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Montford Point Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Howard Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • John Henderson Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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<3> 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 <2>
    • Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Petersburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersburg.

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

  • Richlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gum Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
  • Comfort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Comfort is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Catherine Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Tar Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
  • Lyman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyman is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Jacksonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulaville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cyrus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cyrus is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Trenton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Angola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Angola is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Olivers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivers is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Resaca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Resaca is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
    • Chinquapin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
    • Maysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Petersburg ...

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 Petersburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburg, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersburg.

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 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 Petersburg:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburg) 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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.