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 Wakelon (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 Wakelon. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Wakelon is located in Bertie 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 Bertie County: Chowan, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Wakelon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wakelon:
- Bertie County (The home county of Wakelon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Colerain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Powellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Askewville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Merry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Edenhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Hexlena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Drew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Aulander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Mavaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Center Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Edenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Gatesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mintonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Eure
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hobbsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Muddy Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Roduco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sunbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willeyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Acorn Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Harrellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Ahoskie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Cofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Menola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Barretts Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Murfreesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Dardens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Jamesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Williamston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Gold Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hassell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oak City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Eagletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Woodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potecasi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lasker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Yeopim Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Belvidere
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hertford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nicanor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Burgess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Snug Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Westover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Plymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Skinnersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Roper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Riverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Statesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Suffolk City (VA)
- Pittmantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wakelon, see our County-by-County Page for Wakelon.
Cemeteries Near Wakelon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wakelon.
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 Wakelon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wakelon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47284 <2>
- Vann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cashie Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (66 more) ...
- Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
While we didn't find Wakelon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wakelon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wakelon, with the one closest to Wakelon listed first.
- Rosemead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Mount Gould
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gould is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gould
- Colerain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Powellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Rockyhock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
- Harrellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Hexlena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Ahoskie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chowan is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Earleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Drew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Avoca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wakelon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakelon.
Newspapers Published in Wakelon ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakelon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wakelon, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wakelon.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wakelon:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Washington County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- 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 Wakelon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wakelon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |