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 Williston (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 Williston. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Williston is located in Carteret 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 Carteret County: Craven, Hyde, Jones, Onslow & Pamlico.
Below are the counties that are near Williston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williston:
- Carteret County (The home county of Williston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Davis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yucca Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
- Otway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Otway is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
- Marshallberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
- Gloucester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
- Straits
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Bettie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bettie is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Stacy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Harkers Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North River is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Sealevel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Bachelor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Hancock Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hancock Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
- Havelock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Manteo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Manteo is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Slocum Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Slocum Village is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
- Neuse Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
- Riverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Oriental
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pamlico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Minnesott Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Arapahoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Stonewall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mesic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williston, see our County-by-County Page for Williston.
Cemeteries Near Williston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williston.
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 Williston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stacy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Isaiah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Royals Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Atlantic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Atlantic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Atlantic.
- The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Over the Brook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244961 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bay View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nolan Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lupton Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilgo Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newport Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Williston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marshallberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
- Straits
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Beaufort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morehead City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merrimon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Bachelor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Hollywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Roe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Wildwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oriental
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Janeiro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williston.
Newspapers Published in Williston ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williston, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williston.
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 Williston:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Carteret County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Pamlico 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williston) 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 Williston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |