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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sumnersville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sumnersville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sumnersville, please Contact Us.
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 Sumnersville (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 Sumnersville. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sumnersville is historic, it would have been located within present day Gates 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 Gates County: Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Sumnersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sumnersville:
- Gates County (The home county of Sumnersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Corapeake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Willeyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Acorn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Reynoldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roduco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Muddy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Colerain
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Powellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Horseshoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belcross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Gliden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Currituck County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Moyock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Snowden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Tunis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Harrellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- South Tunis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Como
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barretts Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Ahoskie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murfreesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Poor Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Earleys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Northampton County
- Severn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Nicanor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winfall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hertford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Yeopim Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Burgess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Charlton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Carrsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>
- Walters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Zuni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norfolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Alantic City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth City (VA)
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Kingsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Burdette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Edgehill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Watkins Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Delaware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Sunbeam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Black Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Cypress Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Handsom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Whaley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Pittmantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Manning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Kilby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Suffolk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Wilroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Driver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Westview Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sumnersville, see our County-by-County Page for Sumnersville.
Cemeteries Near Sumnersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sumnersville.
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 Sumnersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sumnersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riddick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mathias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rabey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Skeeter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Badger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Rawles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riddick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riddick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Sumnersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sumnersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sumnersville, with the one closest to Sumnersville listed first.
- Wiggins Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossroads
- Corapeake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whaley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Willeyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Somerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saunders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saunders is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
- Reynoldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Sarem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Gatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Cleopus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cleopus is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
- Hobbsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sumnersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sumnersville.
Newspapers Published in Sumnersville ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sumnersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sumnersville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sumnersville.
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 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 Sumnersville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Currituck County
- Hertford County
- Northampton County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Isle of Wight County
- Norfolk City
- Portsmouth City
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Virginia Beach City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sumnersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Sumnersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |