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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 Smyrna (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 Smyrna. 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 doctors and 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.

Smyrna 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 Smyrna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smyrna:

  • Carteret County     (The home county of Smyrna)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smyrna, with the one closest to Smyrna listed first.
    • Yucca Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
      • Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
    • Williston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Otway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
      • Otway is located in Carteret County
    • Gloucester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Marshallberg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
      • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
    • Straits
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
      • Straits is located in Carteret County
    • Davis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Bettie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
      • Bettie is located in Carteret County
    • Harkers Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harkers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkers Island
      • Harkers Island is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harkers Island <2>
    • North River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • North River is located in Carteret County
    • Beaufort
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Stacy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smyrna, with the one closest to Smyrna listed first.
    • Bachelor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
      • Bachelor is located in Craven County
    • Cherry Point ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Manteo
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Havelock
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Slocum Village
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Neuse Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neuse Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
      • Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
    • Riverdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Craven County
  • Pamlico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smyrna, with the one closest to Smyrna 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pamlico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
      • Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
    • Minnesott Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 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>
    • Merritt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
      • Merritt is located in Pamlico County
    • Stonewall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
      • Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • 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>
    • Vandemere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Alliance
      (30 miles [48.3 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Smyrna ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smyrna.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smyrna, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smyrna.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Smyrna:

Cemeteries Near Smyrna ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smyrna.

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

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

  • Murphy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
  • Ocean View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean View Cemetery
  • Stacy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stacy Cemetery
  • Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay View Cemetery
  • Isaiah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaiah Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Nolan Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Newport Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
  • Lupton Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lupton Cemetery
  • Gilgo Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilgo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Smyrna had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Marshallberg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
    • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
  • Straits
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
    • Straits is located in Carteret County
  • Davis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Beaufort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Morehead City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Atlantic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Atlantic is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <2>
  • Merrimon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Hollywood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Carteret County
  • Bachelor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
    • Bachelor is located in Craven County
  • Wildwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Carteret County
  • Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Roe
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Janeiro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janeiro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
      • Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
    • Cherry Point ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smyrna. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Smyrna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smyrna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7593, Longitude: -76.5274       In this case, the coordinates for Smyrna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Smyrna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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