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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 Terra Ceia (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 Terra Ceia. 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 doctors and 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.

Terra Ceia 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 Terra Ceia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Terra Ceia:

  • Beaufort County     (The home county of Terra Ceia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terra Ceia, with the one closest to Terra Ceia listed first.
    • Gaylord
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
    • Pinetown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
    • Pantego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Walla Watta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
    • Pungo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
    • Belhaven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Bath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bath is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Pomouk Indian Village is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomouk Indian Village
    • Whitepost
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
      • Whitepost has also been known as:
      • White Post
    • Ransomville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
    • River Road
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • River Road is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Washington Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Bertie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terra Ceia, with the one closest to Terra Ceia listed first.
    • Avoca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Avoca is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Merry Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Edenhouse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
      • Edenhouse has also been known as:
      • Eden House Point
      • Eden House
      • Edenhouse Point
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terra Ceia, with the one closest to Terra Ceia listed first.
    • Ernul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ernul is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
    • Spring Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Hope is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
    • Vanceboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyde County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terra Ceia, with the one closest to Terra Ceia listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Sladesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
    • Scranton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Scranton is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Germantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Germantown is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Swan Quarter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terra Ceia, with the one closest to Terra Ceia listed first.
    • Dardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dardens is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
    • Jamesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Grass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Williamston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Everetts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Everetts is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Pamlico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terra Ceia, with the one closest to Terra Ceia listed first.
    • Lowland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lowland is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
    • Hobucken
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
    • Mesic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mesic is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Bay City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bay City is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Vandemere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Pitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terra Ceia, with the one closest to Terra Ceia listed first.
    • Grimesland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Pactolus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pactolus is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Whichard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Whichard is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
    • Congleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Congleton is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
    • Simpson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Simpson is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Shelmerdine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
    • Stokes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Stokes is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Calico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Calico is located in Pitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terra Ceia, with the one closest to Terra Ceia listed first.
    • Wenona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wenona is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Monticello is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Plymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Roper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roper is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <1>
    • Westover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Westover is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Skinnersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
    • Creswell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pea Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge

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

Cemeteries Near Terra Ceia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terra Ceia.

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 Terra Ceia - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Terra Ceia, with the one closest to Terra Ceia 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 Terra Ceia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Terra Ceia.

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

  • Gaylord
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Yeatesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
  • Pantego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Pungo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
  • Bath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
  • Ransomville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Monticello is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Bunyan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bunyan is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
  • Leechville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Leechville is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
  • Dardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dardens is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
  • Makleyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Makleyville is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makleyville
  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gilead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilead is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Jamesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Terra Ceia ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terra Ceia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terra Ceia, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Terra Ceia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Terra Ceia:

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 Terra Ceia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terra Ceia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.