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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 Waterlily (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 Waterlily. 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 and 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.

Waterlily is located in Currituck County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Currituck County: Camden & Dare.

Below are the counties that are near Waterlily. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterlily:

  • Currituck County     (The home county of Waterlily)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterlily, with the one closest to Waterlily listed first.
    • Aydlett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aydlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
      • Aydlett is located in Currituck County
    • Coinjock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coinjock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coinjock
      • Coinjock is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coinjock <2>
    • Barco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Corolla
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maple
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
      • Maple is located in Currituck County
    • Currituck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bertha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bertha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Currituck County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bertha
      • From Waterlily to Bertha
    • Poplar Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Knotts Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grandy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandy
      • Grandy is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandy <2>
    • Shawboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawboro
      • Shawboro is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawboro <2>
    • Snowden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
      • Snowden is located in Currituck County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Snowden
      • From Waterlily to Snowden
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterlily, with the one closest to Waterlily listed first.
    • Riddle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alder Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elizabeth City Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
      • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
    • Belcross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Camden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Camden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
    • South Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mills
      • South Mills is located in Camden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Mills <2>
    • Horseshoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Dare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterlily, with the one closest to Waterlily listed first.
    • Duck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
      • Duck is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <2>
    • Sandy Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
    • George Town Sands
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Town Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
      • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
    • Poteskeet Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteskeet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
      • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
    • Southern Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
      • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <2>
    • Kitty Hawk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
      • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <2>
    • Kill Devil Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
      • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <2>
  • Pasquotank County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterlily, with the one closest to Waterlily listed first.
    • Weeksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weeksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
      • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weeksville
      • From Waterlily to Weeksville
    • Elizabeth City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Nixonton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
      • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nixonton
      • From Waterlily to Nixonton
  • Perquimans County
    • Woodville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodville
      • From Waterlily to Woodville
  • Chesapeake City (VA)
    • Chesapeake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
      • Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <2>
  • Virginia Beach City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterlily, with the one closest to Waterlily listed first.
    • Pungo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sandbridge Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Nimmo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nimmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
      • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nimmo
      • From Waterlily to Nimmo
    • Mapleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterlily, see our County-by-County Page for Waterlily.

Cemeteries Near Waterlily ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterlily.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterlily covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterlily, with the one closest to Waterlily listed first.

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 Waterlily in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterlily.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterlily, with the one closest to Waterlily listed first.

  • Coinjock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coinjock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coinjock
    • Coinjock is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coinjock <2>
  • Currituck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Knotts Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Indiantown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Camden County
  • Shawboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawboro
    • Shawboro is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawboro <2>
  • Shiloh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Trap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Trap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
    • Old Trap is located in Camden County
  • Tulls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
    • Tulls is located in Currituck County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tulls
    • From Waterlily to Tulls
  • Snowden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
    • Snowden is located in Currituck County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Snowden
    • From Waterlily to Snowden
  • Gregory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Currituck County
  • Jarvisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Belcross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Vine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
      • Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
    • Creeds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeds
      • Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterlily. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterlily.

Newspapers Published in Waterlily ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterlily.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterlily, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterlily.

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 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 Waterlily:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waterlily. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Currituck County: www.co.currituck.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<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 Waterlily, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Waterlily) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterlily. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3828, Longitude: -75.9190    









 

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