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 Point Caswell (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 Point Caswell. 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 Point Caswell ...
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 Point Caswell: Pt. Caswell
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 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.
Point Caswell 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 Point Caswell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point Caswell:
- Pender County (The home county of Point Caswell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Caswell, with the one closest to Point Caswell listed first.
- Currie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Saint Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Rocky Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burgaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Murray Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Willard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Brown Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Topsail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Kings Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Caswell, with the one closest to Point Caswell listed first.
- Long View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Kelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- East Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Council
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- White Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Elizabethtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clarkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yorick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Caswell, with the one closest to Point Caswell listed first.
- Northwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Sandy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Phoenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Malmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Navassa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Belville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Town Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Leland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winnabow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bolivia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Makatoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Caswell, with the one closest to Point Caswell listed first.
- Armour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Riegelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Sandyfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Delco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Byrdville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Bolton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Waccamaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Rico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Redbug
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Caswell, with the one closest to Point Caswell listed first.
- Harrells
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Safe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Wallace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Duff Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Teachey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Brices Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cartersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hancheys Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Murphey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Pasley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pasley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Caswell, with the one closest to Point Caswell listed first.
- Castle Hayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skippers Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Hightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Wrightsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Murraysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Kings Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Windemere
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Bayshore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Kirkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Seagate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Caswell, with the one closest to Point Caswell listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Tomahawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Delway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Caswell, see our County-by-County Page for Point Caswell.
Cemeteries Near Point Caswell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Caswell.
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 Point Caswell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Point Caswell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point Caswell, with the one closest to Point Caswell listed first.
- Colvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sheman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Malpass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chadwick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Brinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Point Caswell had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Caswell, with the one closest to Point Caswell listed first.
- Currie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montague
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Colly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Long Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Armour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Kelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Northwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Byrdville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Phoenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Malmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Kerr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Point Caswell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Caswell.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Point Caswell ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Caswell.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Point Caswell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Point Caswell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Point Caswell.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Point Caswell.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Point Caswell:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pender County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- New Hanover 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> | 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 Point Caswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point Caswell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |