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 South River (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 South River. 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 South River ...
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 South River: S. River
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South River.
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 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.
South River 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 South River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South River:
- Carteret County (The home county of South River)
- The following are listed by their distance from South River, with the one closest to South River listed first.
- Sportsmans Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- North River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North River is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Bettie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Otway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Otway is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
- Stacy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Williston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Yucca Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sealevel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Atlantic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Straits
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Crab Point Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River, with the one closest to South River listed first.
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River, with the one closest to South River listed first.
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Hancock Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Manteo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manteo is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Havelock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Slocum Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Neuse Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Fairfield Harbour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Riverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Bridgeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- James City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- New Bern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River, with the one closest to South River listed first.
- Oriental
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pamlico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Merritt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Arapahoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Minnesott Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Stonewall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Vandemere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Alliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bayboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mesic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Bay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Grantsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hobucken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South River, see our County-by-County Page for South River.
Cemeteries Near South River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South River.
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 South River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South River, with the one closest to South River listed first.
- Royals Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nolan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stacy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Isaiah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broughton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rawls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Concord Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Murphy Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Atlantic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Atlantic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Atlantic.
- The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Over the Brook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244961 <3>
- Gilgo Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 South River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South River, with the one closest to South River listed first.
- Merrimon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Oriental
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pamlico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Janeiro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Kershaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Straits
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Maribel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Atlantic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South River. See our List of 1890's Communities around South River.
Newspapers Published in South River ...
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 South River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South River, 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 South River.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 South River:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Carteret County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South River) 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 South River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |