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 Spring Creek (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 Spring Creek. 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 Spring Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Creek: Spring Crk. (or less commonly used: Spring Ck. or Spring Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Creek.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Spring Creek is located in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County: Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Creek:
- Beaufort County (The home county of Spring Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ransomville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Edward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitepost
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Blounts Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Pantego
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Gaylord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Pungo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pungo is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Walla Watta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Sportsmans Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- Cedar Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Spring Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Bridgeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Harbour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Ernul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- James City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- New Bern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Lima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Vanceboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bachelor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Neuse Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Hyde County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Sladesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Swan Quarter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Lowland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Hobucken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Mesic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stonewall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merritt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Alliance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pamlico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Grantsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Wenona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Creek.
Cemeteries Near Spring Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Creek.
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 Spring Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- High Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- James I. Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Hill FWB Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rowe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakhaven Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Concord Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bonner Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broughton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Ware Creek MB Church Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Spring Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- South Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hobucken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Ransomville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Idalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Mesic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Maribel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Makleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makleyville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makleyville
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Bayboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sladesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yeatesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Creek.
Newspapers Published in Spring Creek ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Creek, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Creek.
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 either 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 Spring Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Beaufort County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Hyde County
- Pamlico 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Creek) 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 Spring Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |