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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 Suburb (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 Suburb. 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 hospitals 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.

Suburb is located in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Suburb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Suburb:

  • Brunswick County     (The home county of Suburb)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Suburb, with the one closest to Suburb listed first.
    • Bolivia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint James
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint James is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
    • Boiling Spring Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
    • Oak Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Varnamtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Long Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Long Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Yaupon Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Yaupon Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaupon Beach
    • Supply
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Caswell Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Southport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sivey Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
    • Winnabow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Holden Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bladen County
    • East Arcadia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Suburb, with the one closest to Suburb listed first.
    • Delco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Acme
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Acme is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Riegelwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Byrdville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
    • Armour
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Sandyfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Bolton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bug Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Pireway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Suburb, with the one closest to Suburb listed first.
    • Kure Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Carolina Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sea Breeze
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
    • Silver Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Myrtle Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Masonboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
    • Wilmington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hightsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Seagate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
    • Windemere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Wrightsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Kings Grant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Smith Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Suburb, with the one closest to Suburb listed first.
    • Little River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Suburb ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Suburb.

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 Suburb - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Suburb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<3>

While we didn't find Suburb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Suburb.

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

  • Supply
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Southport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Winnabow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Town Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Shallotte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Makatoka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
  • Malmo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Navassa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Exum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
  • Wilmington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenix
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Northwest
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Freeman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Freeman is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Ash
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Byrdville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville

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

Newspapers Published in Suburb ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Suburb.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Suburb, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Suburb.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Suburb:

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>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 Suburb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Suburb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.