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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 Register (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 Register. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Register is located in Duplin 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 Duplin County: Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson & Wayne.

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

  • Duplin County     (The home county of Register)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Register, with the one closest to Register listed first.
    • Charity
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
      • Charity is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Charity
      • From Register to Charity
    • Greenevers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
      • Greenevers is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
    • Murphey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
      • Murphey is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murphey
      • From Register to Murphey
    • Rose Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cartersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Duplin County
    • Hancheys Store
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pasley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pasley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
      • Pasley is located in Duplin County
    • Magnolia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Teachey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teachey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
      • Teachey is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Kenansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
      • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <3>
    • Hallsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Duplin County
    • Duff Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
      • Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
  • Bladen County
    • Long View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Register, with the one closest to Register listed first.
    • Hargetts Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylors Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Comfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Combs Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combs Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
      • Combs Fork is located in Jones County
  • Lenoir County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Register, with the one closest to Register listed first.
    • Pink Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
      • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <3>
    • Deep Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Albrittons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Onslow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Register, with the one closest to Register listed first.
    • Catherine Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Richlands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
      • Richlands is located in Onslow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <3>
    • Mill Pond Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
      • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
    • Half Moon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
      • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
    • Shamrock Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
      • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
    • Cardinal Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardinal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
      • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Register, with the one closest to Register listed first.
    • Willard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Pender County
    • Watha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Murray Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
    • Maple Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maple Hill
      • From Register to Maple Hill
    • Burgaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
      • Burgaw is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgaw <3>
    • Saint Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Atkinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <3>
    • Ashton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Pender County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashton
      • From Register to Ashton
    • Currie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Register, with the one closest to Register listed first.
    • Delway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Elliott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliott
      • From Register to Elliott
    • Turkey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
      • Turkey is located in Sampson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <3>
    • Moltonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
      • Kerr is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kerr
      • From Register to Kerr
    • Tomahawk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomahawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
      • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tomahawk
      • From Register to Tomahawk
    • Beulah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ingold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
      • Ingold is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingold
      • From Register to Ingold
    • Ivanhoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivanhoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ivanhoe
      • From Register to Ivanhoe
    • Garland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bonnetsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Register, with the one closest to Register listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Seven Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
    • Brogden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
      • Brogden is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Register ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Register.

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 Register covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Register, with the one closest to Register 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.<6>

While we didn't find Register in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Register.

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

  • Rose Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Teachey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teachey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
    • Teachey is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Magnolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Hallsville is located in Duplin County
  • Kenansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
    • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <3>
  • Wallace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
  • Sloan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sloan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Sloan is located in Duplin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sloan
    • From Register to Sloan
  • Chinquapin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Safe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Safe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
    • Safe is located in Duplin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Safe
    • From Register to Safe
  • Sarecta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarecta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
    • Sarecta is located in Duplin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sarecta
    • From Register to Sarecta
  • Beulaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Duplin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lyman
    • From Register to Lyman
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Warsaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
    • Waycross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
      • Waycross is located in Sampson County
    • Leon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Duplin County

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

Newspapers Published in Register ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Register.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Register, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Register.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Register:

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

The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Register) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Register. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8514, Longitude: -77.9592       In this case, the coordinates for Register have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Register, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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