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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 Willis Landing (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 Willis Landing. 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 Willis Landing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Willis Landing: Willis Lndg. (or less commonly used: Willis Lndng.)

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 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.

Willis Landing is located in Onslow 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 Onslow County: Carteret, Duplin, Jones & Pender.

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

  • Onslow County     (The home county of Willis Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willis Landing, with the one closest to Willis Landing listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hubert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Swansboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Green
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
      • Piney Green is located in Onslow County
    • Watkins Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
      • Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
    • Midway Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Park
      • Midway Park is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway Park <1>
    • Aragona Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aragona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
      • Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
    • Peru
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Onslow County
    • Sneads Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxhorn Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
      • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
    • Pumpkin Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
    • Acorn Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
      • Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willis Landing, with the one closest to Willis Landing listed first.
    • Cedar Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
      • Cedar Point is located in Carteret County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Point <1>
    • Cape Carteret
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Carteret have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Carteret
      • Cape Carteret is located in Carteret County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Carteret <1>
    • Stella
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Peletier
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peletier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
      • Peletier is located in Carteret County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Bogue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Carteret County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • Emerald Isle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
      • Emerald Isle is located in Carteret County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerald Isle <1>
    • Kuhns
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kuhns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
      • Kuhns is located in Carteret County
    • Broad Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
      • Broad Creek is located in Carteret County
    • Indian Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
      • Indian Beach is located in Carteret County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Beach <1>
    • Salter Path
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salter Path have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Path
      • Salter Path is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salter Path <1>
    • Holly Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
    • Newport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Carteret County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willis Landing, with the one closest to Willis Landing listed first.
    • Havelock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
      • Havelock is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
    • Manteo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Craven County
    • Slocum Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocum Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
      • Slocum Village is located in Craven County
    • Hancock Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
      • Hancock Village is located in Craven County
    • Cherry Point ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
      • Cherry Point is located in Craven County
      • Cherry Point has also been known as:
      • Cherry Point Landing
      • Cherrypoint Landing
      • Cherrypoint
    • Neuse Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neuse Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
      • Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
    • Riverdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Craven County
    • Brices Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brices Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
      • Brices Creek is located in Craven County
    • River Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • River Bend is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Snug Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
      • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
    • Trent Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
      • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willis Landing, with the one closest to Willis Landing listed first.
    • Cypress Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
      • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
    • Fountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Duplin County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willis Landing, with the one closest to Willis Landing listed first.
    • Maysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <1>
    • Chadwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
      • Chadwick is located in Jones County
    • Ravenswood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
      • Ravenswood is located in Jones County
    • Pollocksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Olivers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olivers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
      • Olivers is located in Jones County
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Jones County
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
    • Debruhls Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Debruhls Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
      • Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
    • Jones Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
      • Jones Corner is located in Jones County
    • Tenmile Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
      • Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
    • Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Comfort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Comfort is located in Jones County
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willis Landing, with the one closest to Willis Landing listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
    • Topsail Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Willis Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willis Landing.

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 Willis Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maides Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jacksonville City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Montford Point Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>
  • Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Onslow Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onslow Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onslow Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cannady Memorial Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Newport.
    • The Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Quinn - Gould Families Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435342 <5>
  • Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Pollocksville.
    • The Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Frank Murphy Cemetery
    • Murphy Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259668 <5>
  • Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bay View Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Abner Ervin Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 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.<6>

While we didn't find Willis Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willis Landing.

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

  • Duck Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
    • Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
  • Hubert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Swansboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Point <1>
  • Marines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
    • Marines is located in Onslow County
  • Stella
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bogue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Bogue is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Sneads Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <1>
  • Tar Landing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
    • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
  • Newport
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cyrus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
      • Cyrus is located in Onslow County
    • Holly Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
      • Holly Ridge is located in Onslow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Ridge <1>
    • Gum Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Onslow County

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

Newspapers Published in Willis Landing ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willis Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willis Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willis Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Willis Landing:

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

The official website for Onslow County: www.co.onslow.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

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<2>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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Willis Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willis Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6460, Longitude: -77.2116       In this case, the coordinates for Willis Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Willis Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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