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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 Smithtown (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 Smithtown. 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.

Smithtown is located in Perquimans 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 Perquimans County: Chowan, Gates & Pasquotank.

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

  • Perquimans County     (The home county of Smithtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Winfall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Belvidere
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hertford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Snow Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Nicanor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
    • Yeopim Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
      • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
      • Yeopim
    • Burgess
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Woodville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bethel is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Snug Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Bertie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Colerain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Colerain is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Edenhouse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Ashland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashland is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Avoca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Avoca is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Merry Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
    • Powellsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Powellsville is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Askewville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Askewville is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hexlena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hexlena is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Horseshoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Horseshoe is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
    • South Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Belcross
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Belcross is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
    • Elizabeth City Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
    • Shiloh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Riddle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Riddle is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Alder Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Alder Branch is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
  • Chowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Center Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Center Hill is located in Chowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
    • Ryland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ryland is located in Chowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
    • Gliden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gliden is located in Chowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
    • Mavaton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mavaton is located in Chowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
    • Edenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Currituck County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Shawboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Moyock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Snowden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Snowden is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
    • Tulls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulls is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
    • Currituck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Barco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Coinjock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Gates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Hobbsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobbsville is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
    • Mintonsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mintonsville is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
    • Mitchells Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
    • Muddy Cross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
    • Acorn Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
    • Sunbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Savage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Savage is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Holly Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Holly Grove is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Gatesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Corapeake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • White Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • White Oak is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Willeyton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Willeyton is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
    • Eure
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Hertford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Harrellsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Tunis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tunis is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Cofield
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • South Tunis is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
    • Tuscarora Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ahoskie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Poor Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Poor Town is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
    • Earleys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Earleys is located in Hertford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
  • Pasquotank County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Nixonton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
    • Elizabeth City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Weeksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
  • Tyrrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Columbia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Lands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Pea Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Skinnersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
    • Westover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Westover is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Creswell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Roper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Roper is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <1>
    • Pine Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Plymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Suffolk City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smithtown, with the one closest to Smithtown listed first.
    • Whaley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Whaleyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
    • Pittmantown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown

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

Cemeteries Near Smithtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithtown.

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 Smithtown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cedarwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddicks Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chappells Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Up River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Porters Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • William G. Wood Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Charity Holley Gravesite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gatling - Smith Cemetery
  • Riddick Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...

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 Smithtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smithtown.

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

  • Winfall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Belvidere
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hertford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chapanoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chapanoke is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapanoke
  • Nicanor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
  • Yeopim Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
    • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
    • Yeopim
  • Okisko
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Okisko is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okisko
  • Ryland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ryland is located in Chowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
  • Cisco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cisco is located in Chowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Burgess
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Pasquotank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pasquotank is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasquotank
  • Gliden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gliden is located in Chowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sandy Cross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
    • Woodville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Hobbsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobbsville is located in Gates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville

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

Newspapers Published in Smithtown ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithtown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smithtown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Smithtown:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithtown) 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 Smithtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.