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 Whitakers (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 Whitakers. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Whitakers is primarily located in Edgecombe County. A portion of Whitakers extends into Nash 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 Edgecombe County: Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Whitakers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitakers:
- Edgecombe County (The home county of Whitakers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Gethsemane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Battleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hartsease
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hope Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Lancaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Roxobel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Kelford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- White Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Mapleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Alert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Heathsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Roseneath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Allen Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Brinkleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Scotland Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Halifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tillery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Airlie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Oak City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Parmele
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gold Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Taylor Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gold Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- North Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Dortches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Hilliardston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Halifax Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Aventon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Westry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Ashburk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Garysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Square
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lasker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Eagletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Henrico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seaboard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Fountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lickskillet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Vaughan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Elm City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Sims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitakers, see our County-by-County Page for Whitakers.
Cemeteries Near Whitakers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitakers.
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 Whitakers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitakers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Carlyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tyler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Temple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Battle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Bricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ethridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Whitakers had a population of 397 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whitakers had a population of 700 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Battleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Leggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Ringwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Heathsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Ita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ita is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hilliardston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Penelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hartsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ruggles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitakers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitakers.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Whitakers ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitakers.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Whitakers. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Whitakers and those printed in the larger area surrounding Whitakers.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of Whitakers.
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 Whitakers:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgecombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Pitt County
- Warren 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> | 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 Whitakers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Whitakers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |