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 Shawboro (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 Shawboro. 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 and 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.
Shawboro is located in Currituck 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 Currituck County: Camden & Dare.
Below are the counties that are near Shawboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shawboro:
- Currituck County (The home county of Shawboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Snowden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Maple
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Currituck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tulls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Coinjock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterlily is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
- Moyock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knotts Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aydlett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aydlett is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
- Bertha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Corolla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Belcross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riddle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Elizabeth City Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Alder Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- South Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Gliden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Dare County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Duck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- George Town Sands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- George Town Sands is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
- Poteskeet Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
- Southern Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Acorn Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Holly Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Corapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hobbsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Sunbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Muddy Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Mintonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Nixonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Nicanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Winfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Hertford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snug Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Yeopim Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- Chesapeake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norfolk City (VA)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Virginia Beach City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Pungo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Sandbridge Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
- Nimmo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
- Mapleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Kempsville Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Westview Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Aragona Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Pocahontas Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Thalia Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shawboro, see our County-by-County Page for Shawboro.
Cemeteries Near Shawboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shawboro.
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 Shawboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shawboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Gilbert Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Hollywood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moyock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northwest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (52 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shawboro had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shawboro, with the one closest to Shawboro listed first.
- Gregory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Snowden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Belcross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Indiantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Currituck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tulls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Coinjock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Moyock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Trap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Trap is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
- Knotts Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
- Lilly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- South Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shawboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shawboro.
Newspapers Published in Shawboro ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shawboro, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shawboro.
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 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 Shawboro:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Currituck County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Dare County
- Gates County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Norfolk City
- Virginia Beach City
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shawboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shawboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |