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 Sealevel (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 Sealevel. 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.

Sealevel is located in Carteret 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 Carteret County: Craven, Hyde, Jones, Onslow & Pamlico.

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

• Carteret County     (The home county of Sealevel)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sealevel, with the one closest to Sealevel listed first.
  • Stacy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
    • Stacy is located in Carteret County
  • Atlantic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Atlantic is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <2>
  • Davis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
  • Williston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Carteret County
  • Cedar Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Island
    • Cedar Island is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Island <2>
  • Smyrna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
  • Marshallberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
    • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
  • Otway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
    • Otway is located in Carteret County
  • Yucca Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
    • Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
  • Bettie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Bettie is located in Carteret County
  • Gloucester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
    • Gloucester is located in Carteret County
  • Sportsmans Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportsmans Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
    • Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
• Craven County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sealevel, with the one closest to Sealevel listed first.
  • Bachelor
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bachelor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
    • Bachelor is located in Craven County
  • Cherry Point ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
    • Cherry Point is located in Craven County
    • Cherry Point has also been known as:
    • Cherry Point Landing
    • Cherrypoint Landing
    • Cherrypoint
  • Hancock Village
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
    • Hancock Village is located in Craven County
  • Havelock
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Manteo
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Manteo is located in Craven County
  • Slocum Village
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocum Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
    • Slocum Village is located in Craven County
• Hyde County
  • Ocracoke
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocracoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocracoke
    • Ocracoke is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocracoke <2>
• Pamlico County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sealevel, with the one closest to Sealevel listed first.
  • Oriental
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
    • Oriental is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriental <2>
  • Pamlico
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pamlico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
    • Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
  • Merritt
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
    • Merritt is located in Pamlico County
  • Minnesott Beach
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesott Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
    • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Arapahoe
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arapahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
    • Arapahoe is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <2>
  • Mesic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
    • Mesic is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Stonewall
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Vandemere
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandemere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
    • Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Hobucken
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobucken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
    • Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
  • Alliance
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
    • Alliance is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <2>
  • Bayboro
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayboro <2>
  • Bay City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Pamlico County

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

Cemeteries Near Sealevel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sealevel.

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

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

• Isaiah Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaiah Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Stacy Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stacy Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stacy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Murphy Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lupton Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lupton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lupton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Gilgo Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilgo Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilgo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Royals Creek Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royals Creek Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Royals Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Royals Creek Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southeast of Davis.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384499 <5>
• Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
• Ocean View Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean View Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Nolan Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolan Cemetery
  • The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Susan Nolan Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650299 <5>
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Morehead City.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263012 <5>
• Bay View Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay View Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
  • The Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Bethel Church Cemetery
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babb - Dixon Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babb - Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babb - Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Community Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Sealevel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sealevel.

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

• Atlantic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
  • Atlantic is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <2>
• Davis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
• Smyrna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
• Roe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
  • Roe is located in Carteret County
• Marshallberg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
  • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
• Straits
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
  • Straits is located in Carteret County
• Merrimon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
  • Merrimon is located in Carteret County
• Beaufort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaufort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <2>
• Pamlico
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pamlico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
  • Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
• Oriental
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
  • Oriental is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriental <2>
• Bachelor
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bachelor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
  • Bachelor is located in Craven County
• Morehead City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <2>
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Portsmouth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portsmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
    • Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
  • Florence
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Pamlico County
  • Kershaw
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kershaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
    • Kershaw is located in Pamlico County

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

Newspapers Published in Sealevel ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sealevel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sealevel, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sealevel.

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 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 Sealevel:

• Websites specific to North Carolina
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/

• Pages specific to Carteret County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Craven County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Hyde County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Pamlico County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Carteret County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Carteret County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/

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