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 Watery Branch (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 Watery Branch. 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 Watery Branch ...
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 Watery Branch: Watery Br. (or less commonly used: Watery Brnch.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Watery Branch is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Watery Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watery Branch:
- Wayne County (The home county of Watery Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saulston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nahunta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Elroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Goldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Mar-Mac Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Drummersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Blizzards Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Outlaws Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Herrings Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Macclesfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Pinetops
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Sharpsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Henrietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Rocky Mount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hartsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Conetoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Speights Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Walstonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Contentnea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Fieldsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Maury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Glenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Kenly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Beulahtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Micro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Stancils Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Pine Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Jones County
- Wise Forks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- La Grange
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fields
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Graingers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Albrittons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Tick Bite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Loftins Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Deep Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Cliftonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Winstead Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- High Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joyners Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Strickland Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Langley Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Sandy Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Easonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Stanhope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Fountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Rountree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Falkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Renston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Red Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Ayden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Winterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ripple City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Black Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Eastwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lucama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Spring Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Elm City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sims
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Watery Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Watery Branch.
Cemeteries Near Watery Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watery Branch.
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 Watery Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Watery Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Eureka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pikesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Farmville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420542 <3>
- Toisnot Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Mill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Watery Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Watery Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Watery Branch, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Stantonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Faro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Speights Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Saratoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Contentnea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Black Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saulston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Castoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fieldsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Watery Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watery Branch.
Newspapers Published in Watery Branch ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watery Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watery Branch, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watery Branch.
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 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 Watery Branch:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Wilson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Watery Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Watery Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |