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 Wilmar (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 Wilmar. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Wilmar is primarily located in Beaufort County. A portion of Wilmar extends into Craven 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 Beaufort County: Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Wilmar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilmar:
- Beaufort County (The home county of Wilmar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Chocowinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blounts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- River Road
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Washington Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Edward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitepost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walla Watta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Vanceboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ernul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Fort Barnwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Tuscarora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Spring Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Clark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cove City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Bridgeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Bern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Old Town Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Hookerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Glenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Perfection
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Debruhls Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Pollocks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Sassers Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Wise Forks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Phillips Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Grifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tick Bite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Graingers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinfield Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Loftins Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Bear Grass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Everetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Parmele
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Reelsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Grantsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Mesic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Clayroot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Shelmerdine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Coxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Grimesland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Quinerly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Pactolus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Bells Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Winterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilmar, see our County-by-County Page for Wilmar.
Cemeteries Near Wilmar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilmar.
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 Wilmar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilmar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Caleb Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Samuel Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Moore Cemetery
- The Samuel Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joseph F. Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- W.H. Marslender Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Ware Creek MB Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- William H. Edwards Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Wootentown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilmar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilmar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilmar, with the one closest to Wilmar listed first.
- Vanceboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Chocowinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chicod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chicod is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicod
- Maplecypress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplecypress is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
- Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Black Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Ernul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Blounts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Coxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Grimesland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Johnsons Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Mills is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Mills
- Fort Barnwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilmar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilmar.
Newspapers Published in Wilmar ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilmar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilmar, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilmar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wilmar:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Beaufort County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Pamlico County
- Pitt 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilmar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wilmar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |