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 Powellsville (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 Powellsville. 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.
Powellsville is located in Bertie 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 Bertie County: Chowan, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Powellsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powellsville:
- Bertie County (The home county of Powellsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Hexlena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Askewville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Colerain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Aulander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Drew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lewiston Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Kelford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Edenhouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Merry Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Roxobel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Mavaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
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- Center Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Edenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Eure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
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- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
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- Mintonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Hobbsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Gates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Willeyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Sunbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Scotland Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hobgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Tillery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Ahoskie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Cofield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Harrellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tunis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Menola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Murfreesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Jamesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hassell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Everetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Gold Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Eagletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Rich Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Lasker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Severn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yeopim Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Hertford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nicanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Winfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snug Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Pine Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Riverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Sunbeam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Kingsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Boykins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Handsom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Newsoms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Branchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Watkins Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Pittmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Whaleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powellsville, see our County-by-County Page for Powellsville.
Cemeteries Near Powellsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powellsville.
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 Powellsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powellsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brantley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eastview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Britt - Benthall Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Powellsville had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Powellsville had a population of 239 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Powellsville, with the one closest to Powellsville listed first.
- Rosemead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hexlena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Ahoskie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Colerain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Harrellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- South Tunis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Tunis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Saint John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Aulander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gould
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gould is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gould
- Drew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Powellsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powellsville.
Newspapers Published in Powellsville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powellsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powellsville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powellsville.
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 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 Powellsville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Washington County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powellsville) 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 Powellsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |