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 Vanceboro (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 Vanceboro. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Vanceboro is located in Craven 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 Craven County: Beaufort, Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico & Pitt.
Below are the counties that are near Vanceboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vanceboro:
- Craven County (The home county of Vanceboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanceboro, with the one closest to Vanceboro listed first.
- Ernul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Tuscarora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Fort Barnwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Spring Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Cove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Bridgeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Bern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- River Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Trent Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanceboro, with the one closest to Vanceboro listed first.
- Blounts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Chocowinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- River Road
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Washington Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Rosedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitepost
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Watta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanceboro, with the one closest to Vanceboro listed first.
- Hookerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Glenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanceboro, with the one closest to Vanceboro listed first.
- Perfection
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Debruhls Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Pollocks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sassers Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pollocksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wise Forks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Olivers Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanceboro, with the one closest to Vanceboro listed first.
- Tick Bite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Grifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Graingers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinfield Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Loftins Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Kinston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Albrittons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanceboro, with the one closest to Vanceboro listed first.
- Reelsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Grantsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Alliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bayboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Arapahoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vandemere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Merritt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Minnesott Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mesic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanceboro, with the one closest to Vanceboro listed first.
- Clayroot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Shelmerdine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Coxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Quinerly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Grimesland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Ayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Winterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Rountree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vanceboro, see our County-by-County Page for Vanceboro.
Cemeteries Near Vanceboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vanceboro.
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 Vanceboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vanceboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vanceboro, with the one closest to Vanceboro listed first.
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Caleb Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- W.H. Marslender Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Samuel Moore Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Moore Cemetery
- The Samuel Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Quinerly Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Bern National Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleford Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joseph F. Moore Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Live Oak FWB Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (70 more) ...
- White - Mercer - Richardson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bern Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vanceboro had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Vanceboro had a population of 955 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vanceboro, with the one closest to Vanceboro listed first.
- Ernul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Maplecypress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maplecypress is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
- Bellair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellair is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Calico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Tuscarora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Fort Barnwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Blounts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Cove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Chicod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chicod is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicod
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Johnsons Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Mills is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Mills
- New Bern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vanceboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vanceboro.
Newspapers Published in Vanceboro ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vanceboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vanceboro, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vanceboro.
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 Vanceboro:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Craven County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Pamlico County
- Pitt 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vanceboro) 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 Vanceboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |