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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 Taylors Corner (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 Taylors Corner. 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 Taylors Corner ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Taylors Corner: Taylors Cor. (or less commonly used: Taylors Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Taylors Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Taylors Corner may originally have been Taylor's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Taylors Corner might be written as Taylor Corner.

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 northwest 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 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.

Taylors Corner is located in Jones County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jones County: Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Lenoir & Onslow.

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

  • Jones County     (The home county of Taylors Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Corner, with the one closest to Taylors Corner listed first.
    • Hargetts Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Comfort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Combs Fork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combs Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
      • Combs Fork is located in Jones County
    • Phillips Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sassers Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pollocks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollocks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
      • Pollocks is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pollocks
      • From Taylors Corner to Pollocks
    • Wise Forks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
    • Olivers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olivers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
      • Olivers is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Olivers
      • From Taylors Corner to Olivers
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Corner, with the one closest to Taylors Corner listed first.
    • Kuhns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kuhns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
      • Kuhns is located in Carteret County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kuhns
      • From Taylors Corner to Kuhns
    • Stella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Corner, with the one closest to Taylors Corner listed first.
    • Dover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cove City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuscarora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Barnwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • River Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • River Bend is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Clark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Craven County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clark
      • From Taylors Corner to Clark
    • Brices Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brices Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
      • Brices Creek is located in Craven County
    • Trent Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
      • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
    • Lima
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lima. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Craven County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lima
      • From Taylors Corner to Lima
    • New Bern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
      • New Bern is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <4>
    • Snug Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
      • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
    • Old Town Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
      • Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Corner, with the one closest to Taylors Corner listed first.
    • Potters Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
      • Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
    • Hadley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Duplin County
    • Resaca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
      • Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
    • Cedar Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinns Store
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Duplin County
    • Beulaville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cabin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cabin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
      • Cabin is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cabin
      • From Taylors Corner to Cabin
    • Jacksons Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kornegay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kornegay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
      • Kornegay is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kornegay
      • From Taylors Corner to Kornegay
    • Leon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Duplin County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Corner, with the one closest to Taylors Corner listed first.
    • Glenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hookerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
      • Hookerton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <4>
  • Lenoir County
  • Onslow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Corner, with the one closest to Taylors Corner listed first.
    • Richlands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
      • Richlands is located in Onslow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
    • Catherine Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mill Pond Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
      • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
    • Half Moon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
      • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
    • Shamrock Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
      • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
    • Cardinal Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardinal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
      • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
    • Acorn Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxhorn Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
      • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jacksonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
    • Aragona Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aragona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
      • Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
    • Midway Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Park
      • Midway Park is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway Park <4>
  • Pender County
    • Maple Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Pitt County
    • Quinerly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quinerly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
      • Quinerly is located in Pitt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quinerly
      • From Taylors Corner to Quinerly
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Corner, with the one closest to Taylors Corner listed first.
    • Seven Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Elroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Wayne County
    • Mount Olive
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dudley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <4>

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

Cemeteries Near Taylors Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylors Corner.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylors Corner, with the one closest to Taylors Corner 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.<7>

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

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

  • Comfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Richlands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
    • Richlands is located in Onslow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
  • Resaca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
    • Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
  • Deep Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beulaville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Duplin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lyman
    • From Taylors Corner to Lyman
  • Catherine Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Trenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Leon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Duplin County
  • Albertson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Hallsville is located in Duplin County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sarecta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarecta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
      • Sarecta is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sarecta
      • From Taylors Corner to Sarecta
    • Tar Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
      • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
    • Olivers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olivers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
      • Olivers is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Olivers
      • From Taylors Corner to Olivers

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

Newspapers Published in Taylors Corner ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylors Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylors Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylors Corner.

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 helpful 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 Taylors Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylors Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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- Taylors Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylors Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0098, Longitude: -77.5892       In this case, the coordinates for Taylors Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Taylors Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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