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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 Russtown (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 Russtown. 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 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.

Russtown is located in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).

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

  • Brunswick County     (The home county of Russtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russtown, with the one closest to Russtown listed first.
    • Shallotte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
      • Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <1>
    • Sunset Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
      • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <1>
    • Sivey Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
    • Longwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
    • Holden Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Beach
      • Holden Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden Beach <1>
    • Ash
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Calabash
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carolina Shores
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Exum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Supply
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
      • Supply is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Supply <1>
    • Varnamtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnamtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
      • Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Makatoka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
  • Bladen County
    • East Arcadia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russtown, with the one closest to Russtown listed first.
    • Pireway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pireway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County
    • Bug Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Nakina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County
    • Pine Level
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
    • Bethel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County
    • Ironhill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Bolton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Byrdville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Byrdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Waccamaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
      • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <1>
    • Hallsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Redbug
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
      • Redbug is located in Columbus County
    • Brunswick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cribb Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
  • New Hanover County
    • Kure Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kure Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kure Beach
      • Kure Beach is located in New Hanover County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kure Beach <1>
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russtown, with the one closest to Russtown listed first.
    • Little River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
      • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Longs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Atlantic Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
      • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Briarcliffe Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliffe Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
      • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Hand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
      • Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Arcadian Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Daisy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Loris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <1>
    • Nixonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
      • Nixonville is located in Horry County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Russtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russtown.

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

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

  • Brunswick Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunswick Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunswick Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Register Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Register Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Register Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mintz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mintz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mintz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gurganus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gurganus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gurganus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lehew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silent Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milligan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milligan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milligan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Azor James Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Azor James Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Azor James Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Russtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Russtown.

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

  • Shallotte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Iredell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Iredell is located in Brunswick County
  • Calabash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
  • Exum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
  • Supply
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
    • Supply is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Supply <1>
  • Little River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Makatoka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
  • Pireway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pireway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County
  • Bug Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
  • Old Dock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
    • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
  • Wampee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wampee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
    • Wampee is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dothan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
      • Dothan is located in Columbus County
    • Hand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
      • Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Mollie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mollie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
      • Mollie is located in Columbus County

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

Newspapers Published in Russtown ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russtown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russtown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Russtown:

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

The official website for Brunswick County: www.brunsco.net/

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

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 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>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Russtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Russtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9574, Longitude: -78.4314       In this case, the coordinates for Russtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Russtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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