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 Summerfield (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 Summerfield. 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 southwest 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 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.
Summerfield is located in Pitt 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 Pitt County: Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Martin & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Summerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerfield:
- Pitt County (The home county of Summerfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Red Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Bells Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Winterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Heritage Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ripple City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Renston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Simpson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ayden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rountree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Chocowinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Washington Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- River Road
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Walla Watta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Blounts Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Pinetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Fort Barnwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Vanceboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Cove City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Ernul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Tuscarora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Sharp Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Cobb Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Conetoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Macclesfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetops
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Princeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Coakley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tarboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Hope Lodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Maury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Hookerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Contentnea
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Speights Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Jason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Perfection
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Wise Forks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Sassers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Shady Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Grifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tick Bite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Graingers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Loftins Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Fields
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- La Grange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albrittons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Parmele
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Everetts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Gold Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hassell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oak City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Williamston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Saulston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Saratoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eastwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Elm City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerfield, see our County-by-County Page for Summerfield.
Cemeteries Near Summerfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerfield.
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 Summerfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Lorenzo Nobles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brownhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gleenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Homestead Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taft Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- William H. Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Artis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eason Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maury Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maury Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Maury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386125 <2>
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 Summerfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summerfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Winterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Redallia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Redallia is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redallia
- Ayden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Rountree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Littlefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Black Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Ormondsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ormondsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormondsville
- Chicod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chicod is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicod
- Falkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Coxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerfield.
Newspapers Published in Summerfield ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerfield, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summerfield.
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 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 Summerfield:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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- Summerfield) 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 Summerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |