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 Amity Hill (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 Amity Hill. 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 hospitals and 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.
Amity Hill is located in Iredell 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 Iredell County: Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Amity Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amity Hill:
- Iredell County (The home county of Amity Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Mazeppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Shepherds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Ostwalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Troutman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doolie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Cool Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mount Mourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Eufola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Hiddenite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Millersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Rocky Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Taylorsville Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Isenhour Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Liledoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Fisher Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Poplar Tent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Monbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Sherrills Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Bandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Murrays Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Sunrise Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Drums Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tyro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sapona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Cotton Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Southmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Currytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Reedy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Cooleemee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calahaln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Mocksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth County
- Muddy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Lucia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Alexis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Holly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lowesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Davidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cornelius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- River View ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Croft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Spring Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chateau Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Paw Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Mill Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Harts ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Watson Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Woodleaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Footville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Windsors Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Courtney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Hamptonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wyo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Branon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Marler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Cycle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Yadkinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amity Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Amity Hill.
Cemeteries Near Amity Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amity Hill.
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 Amity Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amity Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Statesville.
- The Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gay's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190024 <3>
- Iredell Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fourth Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moore's Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troutman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Amity Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amity Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amity Hill, with the one closest to Amity Hill listed first.
- Shinnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shinnville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
- Mount Ulla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bear Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Shepherds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troutman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Barium Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Statesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Doolie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Harts ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amity Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amity Hill.
Newspapers Published in Amity Hill ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amity Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amity Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amity Hill.
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 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 Amity Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Iredell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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- Amity Hill) 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 Amity Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |