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 Wyanoke (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 Wyanoke. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Wyanoke is located in Gates 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 Gates County: Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Wyanoke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wyanoke:
- Gates County (The home county of Wyanoke)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Reynoldson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Roduco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Gates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Willeyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gatesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corapeake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Savage
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Sunbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Mintonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Powellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Colerain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Aulander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Hexlena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Askewville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Roxobel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Kelford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Camden County
- Horseshoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Gliden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Tuscarora Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Cofield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ahoskie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harrellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Menola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Poor Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Earleys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Severn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pendleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Margarettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Eagletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Lasker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Rich Square
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seaboard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greensville County (VA)
- Claresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Carrsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
- Zuni
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Kingsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Sunbeam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Delaware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Statesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Handsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Watkins Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Isaac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Cypress Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Edgehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Newsoms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Courtland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Pittmantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Whaley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Manning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Kilby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Suffolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Chuckatuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Driver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Sussex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Wakefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Mason
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wyanoke, see our County-by-County Page for Wyanoke.
Cemeteries Near Wyanoke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyanoke.
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 Wyanoke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wyanoke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Blackjack Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Oak Cemetery
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Oak Cemetery
- Southampton Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Askew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin Municipal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silas Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring Cemetery
- The Poplar Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gillette Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barnes UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Table Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Wyanoke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wyanoke.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wyanoke, with the one closest to Wyanoke listed first.
- Riddicksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riddicksville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddicksville
- Dort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dort is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dort
- Cleopus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleopus is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
- South Quay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Quay is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
- Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Sarem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Eure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Delaware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Somerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Lees Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Handsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wyanoke. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wyanoke.
Newspapers Published in Wyanoke ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyanoke.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyanoke, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyanoke.
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 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 Wyanoke:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Hertford County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Sussex 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- Wyanoke) 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 Wyanoke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |