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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Silver Springs: Silver Spgs. (or less commonly used: Silver Spngs. or Silver Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Springs.
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 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 Springs is located in Gates 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 Gates County: Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Silver Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Springs:
- Gates County (The home county of Silver Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Sunbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Gatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mintonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Willeyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Hobbsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Acorn Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Holly Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Gates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roduco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Colerain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Powellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Edenhouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Askewville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Hexlena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Merry Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Avoca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Horseshoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belcross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Gliden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Currituck County
- Moyock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Harrellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tunis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Cofield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ahoskie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Poor Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Barretts Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Earleys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Murfreesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Menola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nixonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Winfall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hertford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Burgess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snug Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- Charlton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Carrsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Riverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Kingsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Sunbeam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Watkins Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Edgehill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Handsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Hunterdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Cypress Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Burdette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Whaleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Pittmantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Manning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Kilby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Suffolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Driver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Springs.
Cemeteries Near Silver Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riddick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mathias Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riddick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <3>
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Up River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- Brinkley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chappells Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charity Holley Gravesite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Silver Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Sunbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mintonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Hobbsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Willeyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gliden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Sandy Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Wiggins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossroads
- Gates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sarem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Corapeake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chowan is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowan
- Ryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Reynoldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Springs.
Newspapers Published in Silver Springs ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Springs, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Springs.
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 Silver Springs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Currituck County
- Hertford County
- Northampton County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk 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> | 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- Silver Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Silver Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |