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 Plear (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 Plear. 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 hospitals and 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.
Plear is located in Pender 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 Pender County: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Plear. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plear:
- Pender County (The home county of Plear)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Murray Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Burgaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Watha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Rocky Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Topsail
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Kings Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Bladen County
- Long View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Navassa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Phoenix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Belville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Malmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Northwest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Sandy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Leland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Acme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Riegelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Pin Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Sholars Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
- Cypress Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Sloan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Maready
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- Cartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hancheys Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Pasley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pasley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
- Tin City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Murphey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Hargetts Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Taylors Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Castle Hayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Skippers Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Kirkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Murraysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Bayshore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Ogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wrightsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Hightsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Kings Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Windemere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Seagate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Holly Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folkstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Folkstone is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
- Surf City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
- Catherine Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- North Topsail Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sneads Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Acorn Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Half Moon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Delway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Kerr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plear, see our County-by-County Page for Plear.
Cemeteries Near Plear ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plear.
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 Plear - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plear covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Ashe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hocutt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herring Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powers Cemetery
- The Powers Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48488 <2>
- Page Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Herring Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Croom Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Malpass Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrisons Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Plear in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plear.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plear, with the one closest to Plear listed first.
- Burgaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Rocky Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Angola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Sloan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cyrus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Long Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Teachey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chinquapin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Castle Hayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plear. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plear.
Newspapers Published in Plear ...
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 Plear.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plear, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plear.
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 either 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 Plear:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pender County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- Jones County
- New Hanover County
- Onslow County
- Sampson 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> | 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 Plear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Plear) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |