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 Pine Knoll Shores (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 Pine Knoll Shores. 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 Pine Knoll Shores ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Knoll Shores: Pine Knl. Shrs. (or less commonly used: Pine Knol. Shrs.)
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 northwest 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 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.
Pine Knoll Shores is located in Carteret 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 Carteret County: Craven, Hyde, Jones, Onslow & Pamlico.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Knoll Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Knoll Shores:
- Carteret County (The home county of Pine Knoll Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knoll Shores, with the one closest to Pine Knoll Shores listed first.
- Mitchell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
- Salter Path
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Atlantic Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carolina City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina City is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina City
- Indian Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morehead City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crab Point Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Broad Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Conner Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Beaufort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bogue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knoll Shores, with the one closest to Pine Knoll Shores listed first.
- Hancock Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Havelock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Manteo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manteo is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Slocum Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Bachelor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Neuse Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Fairfield Harbour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Brices Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- James City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Snug Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Old Town Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knoll Shores, with the one closest to Pine Knoll Shores listed first.
- Maysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ravenswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knoll Shores, with the one closest to Pine Knoll Shores listed first.
- Swansboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hubert
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Piney Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Midway Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aragona Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Watkins Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knoll Shores, with the one closest to Pine Knoll Shores listed first.
- Minnesott Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Arapahoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oriental
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Merritt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Pamlico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Alliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bayboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grantsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Stonewall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Knoll Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Knoll Shores.
Cemeteries Near Pine Knoll Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Knoll Shores.
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 Pine Knoll Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Knoll Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Knoll Shores, with the one closest to Pine Knoll Shores listed first.
- Bay View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannady Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Newport.
- The Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quinn - Gould Families Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435342 <2>
- Ocean View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nolan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rawls Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Murphy Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maides Family Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 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 Pine Knoll Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Knoll Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Knoll Shores, with the one closest to Pine Knoll Shores listed first.
- Hollywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Morehead City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaufort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bogue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Straits
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Cedar Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Bachelor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Marshallberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swansboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Croatan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Knoll Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Knoll Shores.
Newspapers Published in Pine Knoll Shores ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Knoll Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Knoll Shores, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Knoll Shores.
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 Pine Knoll Shores:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Carteret County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pamlico 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> | 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Knoll Shores) 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 Pine Knoll Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |