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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 Scotts Hill (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 Scotts Hill. 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.

Name Variations for Scotts Hill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

While the name of this community is Scotts Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Hill may originally have been Scott's Hill.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Hill might be written as Scott Hill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scotts Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotts Hill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Scotts Hill is located in Pender 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 Pender County: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow & Sampson.

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

  • Pender County     (The home county of Scotts Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Hill, with the one closest to Scotts Hill listed first.
    • Brown Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brown Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Hampstead
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Topsail
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Topsail is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
    • Kings Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Landing is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
    • Topsail Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashton is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Saint Helena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Burgaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
    • Currie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Watha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Bladen County
    • Long View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Hill, with the one closest to Scotts Hill listed first.
    • Belville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Navassa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Leland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leland is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
    • Old Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Phoenix
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Malmo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Town Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Winnabow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Northwest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Sandy Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Boiling Spring Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
    • Bolivia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Hill, with the one closest to Scotts Hill listed first.
    • Acme
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Acme is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Delco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Riegelwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Armour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Sandyfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Hill, with the one closest to Scotts Hill listed first.
    • Cypress Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Pin Hook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Sholars Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
  • New Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Hill, with the one closest to Scotts Hill listed first.
    • Kirkland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Bayshore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Ogden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Murraysville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
    • Kings Grant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Smith Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
    • Wrightsville Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Windemere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Skippers Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
    • Seagate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
    • Castle Hayne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wrightsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Hightsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
  • Onslow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Hill, with the one closest to Scotts Hill listed first.
    • Surf City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean City Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
    • Folkstone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Folkstone is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
    • North Topsail Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sneads Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peru
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Peru is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru

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

Cemeteries Near Scotts Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts Hill.

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 Scotts Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotts Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotts Hill, with the one closest to Scotts Hill 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scotts Hill had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Kirkland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Hampstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wrightsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Castle Hayne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wrightsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
  • Wilmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashton is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Navassa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Holly Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Creek is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Phoenix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Burgaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Montague
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Montague is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Malmo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo

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

Newspapers Published in Scotts Hill ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotts Hill.

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 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 Scotts Hill:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Scotts Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Scotts Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.