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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 Republican (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 Republican. 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 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.
Republican 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 Republican. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Republican:
- Bertie County (The home county of Republican)
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Drew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Askewville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Hexlena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Lewiston Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aulander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Kelford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Powellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Roxobel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Merry Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Colerain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Edenhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Mavaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Center Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Coakley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Speed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lawrence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Conetoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hope Lodge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Princeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Tarboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Eure
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Roduco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Muddy Cross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Hobgood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Scotland Neck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roseneath
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Tillery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Earleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Ahoskie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Menola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Cofield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Harrellsville
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tunis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Murfreesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barretts Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Como
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hassell
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jamesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Grass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Parmele
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Eagletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Lasker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Severn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Yeopim Station
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Congleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Whitehurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Stokes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Whichard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Plymouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Westover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Roper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Republican, see our County-by-County Page for Republican.
Cemeteries Near Republican ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Republican.
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 Republican - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Republican covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Edgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47284 <2>
- Hoggard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cashie Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxobel - Kelford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- Barden Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (88 more) ...
- Norfleet Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harman Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Republican in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Republican.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Republican, with the one closest to Republican listed first.
- Drew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Hexlena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aulander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Kelford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Powellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Earleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Roxobel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Norfleet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norfleet is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfleet
- Ahoskie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Conoho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conoho is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
- Williamston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint John
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Republican. See our List of 1890's Communities around Republican.
Newspapers Published in Republican ...
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 Republican.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Republican, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Republican.
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 Republican:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chowan County
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Pitt County
- Washington 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 Republican, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Republican) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |