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 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 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.
Russtown is located in Brunswick 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 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)
- Sunset Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sivey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Holden Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Supply
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Calabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Exum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Varnamtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Makatoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Bladen County
- East Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- 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)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bug Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Nakina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Pine Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ironhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Bolton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Byrdville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Lake Waccamaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Brunswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- New Hanover County
- Kure Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- 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)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Atlantic Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Briarcliffe Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Hand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Arcadian Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Loris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nixonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
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.
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 Russtown - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Register Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Register Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mintz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gurganus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lehew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milligan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Calabash.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317481 <3>
- Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
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)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Calabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Supply
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Exum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Little River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Makatoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Pireway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bug Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Old Dock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Wampee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wampee is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dothan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Hand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Mollie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
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]<2>. 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 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 Russtown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- New Hanover County
- Horry 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Russtown) 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 Russtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |