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 Silver 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 Silver 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 Silver 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.
Another variation: Silverhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver 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.
Silver Hill 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 Silver Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Hill:
- Pamlico County (The home county of Silver Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Grantsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bayboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reelsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Merritt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Vandemere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Arapahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mesic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Minnesott Beach
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Oriental
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pamlico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blounts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ransomville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Whitepost
(22 miles [35.4 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
- River Road
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Chocowinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Walla Watta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Belhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Sportsmans Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- Conner Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North River is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Crab Point Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Bettie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bettie is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Mitchell Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
- Kuhns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Spring Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Fairfield Harbour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- James City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- New Bern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Ernul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Riverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Snug Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Neuse Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Brices Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Trent Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Hyde County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Sladesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Debruhls Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Perfection
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pollocksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenswood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Chadwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Olivers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Olivers Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Clayroot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Shelmerdine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Hill.
Cemeteries Near Silver Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver 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 Silver Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Hill FWB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stapleford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- High Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Concord Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakhaven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bern Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (40 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Bern National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Silver Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Grantsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Bayboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Olympia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Maribel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Idalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arapahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kershaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Vandemere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mesic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- New Bern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- James City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Hill.
Newspapers Published in Silver 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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Silver Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pamlico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Hyde County
- Jones County
- Pitt 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> | 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> | 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 Silver Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Silver Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |