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 Sound of the Sea (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 Sound of the Sea. 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 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.
Sound of the Sea is located in Carteret 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 Carteret County: Craven, Hyde, Jones, Onslow & Pamlico.
Below are the counties that are near Sound of the Sea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sound of the Sea:
- Carteret County (The home county of Sound of the Sea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sound of the Sea, with the one closest to Sound of the Sea listed first.
- Emerald Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cape Carteret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bogue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Cedar Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peletier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peletier is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Broad Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Indian Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salter Path
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kuhns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Conner Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sound of the Sea, with the one closest to Sound of the Sea listed first.
- Havelock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Manteo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Slocum Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Hancock Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Neuse Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Bachelor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Brices Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- Snug Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Fairfield Harbour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- James City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sound of the Sea, with the one closest to Sound of the Sea listed first.
- Maysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ravenswood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Pollocksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olivers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Debruhls Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Olivers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sound of the Sea, with the one closest to Sound of the Sea listed first.
- Swansboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hubert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Midway Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Watkins Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
- Aragona Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Pumpkin Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Sneads Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foxhorn Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sound of the Sea, with the one closest to Sound of the Sea listed first.
- Minnesott Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Arapahoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sound of the Sea, see our County-by-County Page for Sound of the Sea.
Cemeteries Near Sound of the Sea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sound of the Sea.
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 Sound of the Sea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sound of the Sea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sound of the Sea, with the one closest to Sound of the Sea listed first.
- Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Newport.
- The Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quinn - Gould Families Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435342 <3>
- Cannady Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maides Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newport Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville City Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Montford Point Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montford Point Cemetery
- The Montford Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montford Point Federal Cemetery
- Montford Point National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169801 <3>
- Nolan Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
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 Sound of the Sea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sound of the Sea.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sound of the Sea, with the one closest to Sound of the Sea listed first.
- Bogue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Cedar Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swansboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hubert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Wildwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Marines
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Morehead City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sneads Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Croatan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sound of the Sea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sound of the Sea.
Newspapers Published in Sound of the Sea ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sound of the Sea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sound of the Sea, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sound of the Sea.
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 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 Sound of the Sea:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Carteret County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pamlico 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> | 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- Sound of the Sea) 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 Sound of the Sea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |