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 Winsteadville (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 Winsteadville. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Winsteadville is located in Beaufort 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 Winsteadville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winsteadville:
- Beaufort County (The home county of Winsteadville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winsteadville, with the one closest to Winsteadville listed first.
- Ransomville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Belhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pantego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pungo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pungo is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Gaylord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Whitepost
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walla Watta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Edward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winsteadville, with the one closest to Winsteadville listed first.
- Spring Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Ernul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Hyde County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winsteadville, with the one closest to Winsteadville listed first.
- Sladesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Scranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Swan Quarter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winsteadville, with the one closest to Winsteadville listed first.
- Dardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Jamesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winsteadville, with the one closest to Winsteadville listed first.
- Lowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Hobucken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Mesic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bayboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stonewall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Merritt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Grantsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pamlico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Reelsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winsteadville, with the one closest to Winsteadville listed first.
- Wenona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Roper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winsteadville, see our County-by-County Page for Winsteadville.
Cemeteries Near Winsteadville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winsteadville.
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 Winsteadville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winsteadville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winsteadville, with the one closest to Winsteadville listed first.
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- James I. Moore Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonner Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhaven Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Ware Creek MB Church Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill FWB Church Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- W.H. Marslender Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Church Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Donald Farm Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Winsteadville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winsteadville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winsteadville, with the one closest to Winsteadville listed first.
- Ransomville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Makleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Makleyville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makleyville
- Yeatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
- Sladesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Pantego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- South Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Leechville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leechville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
- Gaylord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Pungo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pungo is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Idalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Hobucken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Swan Quarter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winsteadville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winsteadville.
Newspapers Published in Winsteadville ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winsteadville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winsteadville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winsteadville.
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 Winsteadville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Beaufort County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Hyde County
- Martin County
- Pamlico County
- Washington 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winsteadville) 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 Winsteadville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |