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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 Poplar Branch (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 Poplar Branch. 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 Poplar Branch ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Poplar Branch: Poplar Br. (or less commonly used: Poplar Brnch.)

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 and 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.

Poplar Branch is located in Currituck County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Currituck County: Camden & Dare.

Below are the counties that are near Poplar Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Branch:

  • Currituck County     (The home county of Poplar Branch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Branch, with the one closest to Poplar Branch listed first.
    • Bertha
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bertha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Currituck County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bertha
      • From Poplar Branch to Bertha
    • Grandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandy
      • Grandy is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandy <3>
    • Aydlett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aydlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
      • Aydlett is located in Currituck County
    • Coinjock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coinjock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coinjock
      • Coinjock is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coinjock <3>
    • Jarvisburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Waterlily
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Corolla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Barco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Powells Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Point
      • Powells Point is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powells Point <3>
    • Maple
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
      • Maple is located in Currituck County
    • Currituck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbinger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
      • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <3>
    • Point Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
      • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <3>
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Branch, with the one closest to Poplar Branch listed first.
    • Alder Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Riddle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth City Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
      • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
    • Belcross
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Camden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Camden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
    • South Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mills
      • South Mills is located in Camden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Mills <3>
    • Horseshoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Branch, with the one closest to Poplar Branch listed first.
    • Duck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
      • Duck is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <3>
    • Sandy Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
    • George Town Sands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Town Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
      • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
    • Poteskeet Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteskeet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
      • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
    • Southern Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
      • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <3>
    • Kitty Hawk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
      • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <3>
    • Kill Devil Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
      • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <3>
    • Fort Raleigh City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
      • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
    • Manns Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Nags Head
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Manteo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <3>
    • Buffalo City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Whalebone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pasquotank County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Branch, with the one closest to Poplar Branch listed first.
    • Weeksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nixonton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
      • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nixonton
      • From Poplar Branch to Nixonton
  • Perquimans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Branch, with the one closest to Poplar Branch listed first.
    • Woodville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodville
      • From Poplar Branch to Woodville
    • Burgess
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgess. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burgess
      • From Poplar Branch to Burgess
  • Tyrrell County

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

Cemeteries Near Poplar Branch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Branch.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Poplar Branch had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Jarvisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coinjock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coinjock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coinjock
    • Coinjock is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coinjock <3>
  • Old Trap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Trap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
    • Old Trap is located in Camden County
  • Indiantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Camden County
  • Shiloh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harbinger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
    • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <3>
  • Currituck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawboro
    • Shawboro is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawboro <3>
  • Gregory
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Currituck County
  • Weeksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Belcross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Knotts Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Poplar Branch ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Branch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Branch, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Branch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Poplar Branch:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poplar Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Currituck County: www.co.currituck.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Poplar Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Poplar Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2809, Longitude: -75.8931    









 

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