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 Scotts Store (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 Store. 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 Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Scotts Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Store may originally have been Scott's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Store might be written as Scott Store.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scotts Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotts Store.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Scotts Store is located in Pamlico 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 Pamlico County: Beaufort, Carteret & Craven.
Below are the counties that are near Scotts Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotts Store:
- Pamlico County (The home county of Scotts Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Store, with the one closest to Scotts Store listed first.
- Grantsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arapahoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minnesott Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Bay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Merritt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Oriental
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pamlico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Vandemere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Mesic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Store, with the one closest to Scotts Store listed first.
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blounts Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitepost
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Ransomville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- River Road
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Store, with the one closest to Scotts Store listed first.
- Sportsmans Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- Conner Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North River is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Crab Point Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Mitchell Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
- Kuhns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Broad Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Carolina City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carolina City is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina City
- Bettie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bettie is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Stella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Store, with the one closest to Scotts Store listed first.
- Fairfield Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Spring Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Bridgeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- James City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Neuse Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- New Bern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Snug Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Brices Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Trent Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Bachelor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Store, with the one closest to Scotts Store listed first.
- Debruhls Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Pollocksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ravenswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Chadwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Perfection
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Olivers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pollocks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Store, with the one closest to Scotts Store listed first.
- Clayroot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotts Store, see our County-by-County Page for Scotts Store.
Cemeteries Near Scotts Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts Store.
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 Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotts Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotts Store, with the one closest to Scotts Store listed first.
- Cayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rawls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bern Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- New Bern National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concord Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Scotts Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotts Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotts Store, with the one closest to Scotts Store listed first.
- Grantsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Arapahoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olympia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Thurman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Stonewall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kershaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- James City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Janeiro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Bern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Croatan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Maribel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotts Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotts Store.
Newspapers Published in Scotts Store ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Store, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotts Store.
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 Scotts Store:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pamlico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Jones County
- Pitt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Store, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scotts Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |