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 Waltons Store (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 Waltons Store. 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.
Name Variations for Waltons Store ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Waltons Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Waltons Store may originally have been Walton's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Waltons Store might be written as Walton Store.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Waltons Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waltons Store.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Waltons Store is located in Onslow 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 Onslow County: Carteret, Duplin, Jones & Pender.
Below are the counties that are near Waltons Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waltons Store:
- Onslow County (The home county of Waltons Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Store, with the one closest to Waltons Store listed first.
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Acorn Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Shamrock Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Cardinal Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Half Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Catherine Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Mill Pond Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Foxhorn Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Pumpkin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Aragona Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Midway Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watkins Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
- Piney Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Carteret County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Store, with the one closest to Waltons Store listed first.
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kuhns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kuhns is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
- Cedar Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peletier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peletier is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Cape Carteret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bogue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Emerald Isle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Craven County
- River Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Store, with the one closest to Waltons Store listed first.
- Fountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Cypress Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cedar Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Pin Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Lyman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Hadley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Quinns Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quinns Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns Store
- Maready
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- Sholars Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
- Catherine Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
- Jacksons Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksons Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksons Crossroads
- Chinquapin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Sloan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Store, with the one closest to Waltons Store listed first.
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Hargetts Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Taylors Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Maysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Combs Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Olivers Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Ravenswood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Phillips Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pollocksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Store, with the one closest to Waltons Store listed first.
- Pink Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Store, with the one closest to Waltons Store listed first.
- Maple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Murray Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Kings Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Topsail Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Topsail
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Burgaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Willard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Saint Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Ashton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Hampstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Rocky Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waltons Store, see our County-by-County Page for Waltons Store.
Cemeteries Near Waltons Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waltons Store.
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 Waltons Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waltons Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waltons Store, with the one closest to Waltons Store listed first.
- Onslow Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montford Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montford Point Cemetery
- The Montford Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montford Point Federal Cemetery
- Montford Point National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169801 <3>
- Jacksonville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- John E. Steed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Koonce Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
- The Benjamin Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryan Cemetery
- Abner Ervin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove UMC Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maides Family Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 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.<5>
While we didn't find Waltons Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waltons Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waltons Store, with the one closest to Waltons Store listed first.
- Tar Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Cyrus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Catherine Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Angola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Gum Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Maple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Sneads Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hubert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Duck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Holly Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waltons Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waltons Store.
Newspapers Published in Waltons Store ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waltons Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waltons Store, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waltons Store.
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 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 Waltons Store:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Onslow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Pender County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waltons Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Waltons Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |