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 Southern Shores (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 Southern Shores. 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 Southern Shores ...
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 Southern Shores: Southern Shrs.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Southern Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Southern Shores.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Southern Shores 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 Southern Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southern Shores:
- Perquimans County (The home county of Southern Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Burgess
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Hertford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snug Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Winfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Yeopim Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Nicanor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- 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
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Colerain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- 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
- Askewville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Powellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Belcross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Shiloh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Horseshoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alder Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Riddle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Edenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mavaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Ryland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Currituck County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Shawboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snowden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Coinjock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bertha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Barco
(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
- Moyock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jarvisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aydlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aydlett is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
- Currituck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Hobbsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Mintonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Acorn Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Sunbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Savage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Holly Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Gatesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Willeyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Hertford County
- Harrellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Nixonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Elizabeth City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Lands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
- Alligator
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Fort Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Pea Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Skinnersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Creswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Pine Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southern Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Southern Shores.
Cemeteries Near Southern Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southern Shores.
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 Southern Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southern Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Gatling - Smith Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Godfrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harvey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porters Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- William G. Wood Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charity Holley Gravesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (40 more) ...
- Beaver Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Oak Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Southern Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southern Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southern Shores, with the one closest to Southern Shores listed first.
- Burgess
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Hertford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yeopim Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Chapanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chapanoke is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapanoke
- Nixonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Okisko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Okisko is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okisko
- Pasquotank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pasquotank is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasquotank
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cisco is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nicanor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Elizabeth City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southern Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southern Shores.
Newspapers Published in Southern Shores ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southern Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southern Shores, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southern Shores.
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 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 Southern Shores:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Perquimans County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Currituck County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Pasquotank County
- Tyrrell County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <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- Southern Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Southern Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |