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 Winnabow (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 Winnabow. 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 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.
Winnabow is located in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Winnabow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winnabow:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Winnabow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnabow, with the one closest to Winnabow listed first.
- Town Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Leland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Malmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Belville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
- Navassa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Phoenix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Sandy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Northwest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Supply
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnabow, with the one closest to Winnabow listed first.
- East Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Long View
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Kelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Council
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnabow, with the one closest to Winnabow listed first.
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Delco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riegelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Byrdville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Sandyfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Bolton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waccamaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnabow, with the one closest to Winnabow listed first.
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Myrtle Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Wrightsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Carolina Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Breeze
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Masonboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
- Seagate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Kure Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnabow, with the one closest to Winnabow listed first.
- Currie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Ashton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Atkinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Topsail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Burgaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Topsail Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winnabow, see our County-by-County Page for Winnabow.
Cemeteries Near Winnabow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winnabow.
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 Winnabow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winnabow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winnabow, with the one closest to Winnabow listed first.
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chinnis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Skipper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Winnabow had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winnabow, with the one closest to Winnabow listed first.
- Town Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Malmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Navassa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Phoenix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Northwest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Supply
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Southport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Armour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Byrdville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Castle Hayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winnabow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winnabow.
Newspapers Published in Winnabow ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winnabow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winnabow, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winnabow.
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 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 Winnabow:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- New Hanover County
- Pender 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> | 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 Winnabow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winnabow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |