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 Tusk (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 Tusk. 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 and 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.

Tusk is located in Carteret 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 Carteret County: Craven, Hyde, Jones, Onslow & Pamlico.

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

• Carteret County     (The home county of Tusk)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Tusk, with the one closest to Tusk listed first.
  • Smyrna
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
  • Marshallberg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
    • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
  • Gloucester
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
    • Gloucester is located in Carteret County
  • Yucca Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
    • Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
  • Williston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Carteret County
  • Otway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
    • Otway is located in Carteret County
  • Straits
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
    • Straits is located in Carteret County
  • Davis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
  • Harkers Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harkers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkers Island
    • Harkers Island is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harkers Island <2>
  • Bettie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Bettie is located in Carteret County
  • Beaufort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaufort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
    • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <2>
  • North River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • North River is located in Carteret County
  • Cape Lookout
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Lookout
    • Cape Lookout is located in Carteret County
• Craven County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Tusk, with the one closest to Tusk listed first.
  • Bachelor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
    • Bachelor is located in Craven County
  • Cherry Point ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
    • Cherry Point is located in Craven County
    • Cherry Point has also been known as:
    • Cherry Point Landing
    • Cherrypoint Landing
    • Cherrypoint
  • Hancock Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
    • Hancock Village is located in Craven County
  • Manteo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Manteo is located in Craven County
  • Havelock
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Slocum Village
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocum Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
    • Slocum Village is located in Craven County
  • Neuse Forest
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neuse Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
    • Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
• Pamlico County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Tusk, with the one closest to Tusk listed first.
  • Oriental
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
    • Oriental is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriental <2>
  • Pamlico
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pamlico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
    • Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
  • Minnesott Beach
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesott Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
    • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Arapahoe
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arapahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
    • Arapahoe is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <2>
  • Merritt
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
    • Merritt is located in Pamlico County
  • Stonewall
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people

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

Newspapers Published in Tusk ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tusk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tusk, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tusk.

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 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 Tusk:

• Websites specific to North Carolina
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/

• Pages specific to Carteret County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Craven County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Pamlico County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Carteret County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Carteret County

Cemeteries Near Tusk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tusk.

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 Tusk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Murphy Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
• Ocean View Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean View Cemetery
• Stacy Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stacy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stacy Cemetery
• Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
• Isaiah Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaiah Cemetery
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Morehead City.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263012 <4>
• Bay View Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay View Cemetery
• Nolan Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Susan Nolan Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolan Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650299 <4>
• Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
• Newport Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
• Lupton Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lupton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lupton Cemetery
• Gilgo Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilgo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilgo Cemetery
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #701706 <4>
  • Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
  • Rawls Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawls Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301972 <4>

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.<5>

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

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

• Marshallberg
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
  • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
• Smyrna
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
• Straits
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
  • Straits is located in Carteret County
• Davis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
• Beaufort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaufort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <2>
• Morehead City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <2>
• Atlantic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
  • Atlantic is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <2>
• Merrimon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
  • Merrimon is located in Carteret County
• Hollywood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Carteret County
• Bachelor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
  • Bachelor is located in Craven County
• Wildwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Carteret County
• Roe
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
  • Roe is located in Carteret County
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Newport
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Oriental
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
    • Oriental is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriental <2>
  • Janeiro
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janeiro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
    • Janeiro is located in Pamlico County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/

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