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 Riddicksville (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 Riddicksville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Riddicksville is located in Hertford 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 Hertford County: Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Northampton & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Riddicksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riddicksville:
- Hertford County (The home county of Riddicksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Como
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Tuscarora Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Ahoskie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Menola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Poor Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Harrellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Earleys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Powellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Aulander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Hexlena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Colerain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Askewville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Kelford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Camden County
- Horseshoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Gliden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Reynoldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Eure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Gates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Willeyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Savage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Sunbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corapeake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Mitchells Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Severn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Potecasi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Margarettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Eagletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Lasker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Rich Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seaboard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greensville County (VA)
- Claresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Carrsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
- Zuni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sunbeam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Kingsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Statesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Watkins Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Handsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Isaac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Cypress Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Newsoms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Edgehill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Boykins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Pittmantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Whaleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Kilby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Suffolk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Chuckatuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Sussex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grizzard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riddicksville, see our County-by-County Page for Riddicksville.
Cemeteries Near Riddicksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riddicksville.
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 Riddicksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riddicksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackjack Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Oak Cemetery
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Oak Cemetery
- Brett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Askew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silas Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southampton Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin Municipal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring Cemetery
- The Poplar Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barnes UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Gillette Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Britt - Benthall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Table Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Riddicksville had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riddicksville, with the one closest to Riddicksville listed first.
- Dort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dort is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dort
- Como
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleopus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleopus is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
- South Quay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Quay is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Eure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Reynoldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Winton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Gates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Handsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Somerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riddicksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riddicksville.
Newspapers Published in Riddicksville ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riddicksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riddicksville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riddicksville.
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 Riddicksville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Hertford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Sussex 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riddicksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Riddicksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |