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 Vandemere (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 Vandemere. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Vandemere is located in Pamlico 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 Pamlico County: Beaufort, Carteret & Craven.
Below are the counties that are near Vandemere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vandemere:
- Pamlico County (The home county of Vandemere)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandemere, with the one closest to Vandemere listed first.
- Mesic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Hobucken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Bayboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merritt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Pamlico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Oriental
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grantsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arapahoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandemere, with the one closest to Vandemere listed first.
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ransomville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Blounts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitepost
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Belhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pantego
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- River Road
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Gaylord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Walla Watta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandemere, with the one closest to Vandemere listed first.
- Sportsmans Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
- Cedar Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North River is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Bettie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sealevel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Crab Point Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Otway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Otway is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
- Williston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conner Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conner Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandemere, with the one closest to Vandemere listed first.
- Spring Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Fairfield Harbour
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Bachelor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Bridgeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- James City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Neuse Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- New Bern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ernul
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Old Town Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Hancock Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Slocum Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Hyde County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandemere, with the one closest to Vandemere listed first.
- Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Sladesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Scranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Swan Quarter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Jones County
- Debruhls Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vandemere, see our County-by-County Page for Vandemere.
Cemeteries Near Vandemere ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vandemere.
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 Vandemere - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vandemere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vandemere, with the one closest to Vandemere listed first.
- Concord Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broughton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill FWB Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- James I. Moore Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhaven Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rawls Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (37 more) ...
- Rowe Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cayton Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bonner Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vandemere had a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Vandemere had a population of 243 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vandemere, with the one closest to Vandemere listed first.
- Mesic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Maribel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobucken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Pamlico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Grantsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kershaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Oriental
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
- Reelsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vandemere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vandemere.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vandemere ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vandemere.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vandemere. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vandemere and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vandemere.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Vandemere.
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 Vandemere:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pamlico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Hyde County
- Jones 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> | 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 Vandemere, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vandemere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |