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 Washington Heights (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 Washington Heights. 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 Washington Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Washington Heights: Washington Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Washington Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Washington Heights.
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 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.
Washington Heights is located in Pitt 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 Pitt County: Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Martin & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Washington Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington Heights:
- Pitt County (The home county of Washington Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Heights, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Grimesland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Pactolus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Shelmerdine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Whichard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Calico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Clayroot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Congleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Stokes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Bells Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Coxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Heights, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Washington Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- River Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Chocowinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walla Watta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Pinetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Whitepost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blounts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Gaylord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Edward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Heights, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Vanceboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ernul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Lima
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Spring Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Fort Barnwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Tuscarora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Bridgeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cove City
(29 miles [46.7 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
- New Bern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Edgecombe County
- Conetoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Jones County
- Perfection
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Heights, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Grifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tick Bite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Graingers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Heights, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Bear Grass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jamesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Everetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Williamston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Robersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Parmele
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hassell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Heights, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Grantsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reelsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Bay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Heights, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wenona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Washington Heights.
Cemeteries Near Washington Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington Heights.
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 Washington Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington Heights, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wootentown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rogers Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph F. Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Samuel Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Moore Cemetery
- The Samuel Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grimes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Old Ware Creek MB Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery
- Caleb Williams Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Washington Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washington Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Heights, with the one closest to Washington Heights listed first.
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bunyan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bunyan is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Chocowinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Grimesland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Pactolus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chicod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicod is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicod
- Blounts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Calico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Yeatesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
- Gaylord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Vanceboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington Heights.
Newspapers Published in Washington Heights ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington Heights, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washington Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Washington Heights:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Edgecombe County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Pamlico County
- Washington 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 Washington Heights, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washington Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |