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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 Aquadale (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 Aquadale. 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 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 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.

Aquadale is located in Stanly 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 Stanly County: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Aquadale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aquadale:

  • Stanly County     (The home county of Aquadale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.
    • Norwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Oakboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Red Cross
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Red Cross is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Albemarle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lambert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lambert is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Plyer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Plyer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
    • Millingport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Millingport is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
    • Stanfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Locust
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Badin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New London
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Roper is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Burnsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Burnsville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Ansonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Sugar Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
    • Polkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Polkton is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
    • Peachland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Wadesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lilesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
    • Cairo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cairo is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Morven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Morven is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Georgeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Midland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rimer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
    • Concord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Tent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Fisher Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.
    • Complex
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Complex is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
    • Handy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Handy is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
    • Denton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Southmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Southmont is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.
    • Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Mint Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Matthews
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Newell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.
    • Mount Gilead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
    • Wadeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
    • Eldorado
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Blaine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Troy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Troy is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Ophir
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Abner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Abner is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Biscoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <1>
    • Candor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Star
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Star is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
    • Allreds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
    • Ether
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ether is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
  • Randolph County
    • Eleazer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eleazer is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.
    • Mangum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mangum is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Ellerbe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Norman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.
    • Gold Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Garfield is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Morgan Ford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
    • Rockwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Liberty is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Pooletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pooletown is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
    • Crescent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Crescent is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Shupings Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
    • Craven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Craven is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Timbercreek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
    • Faith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kannapolis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite Quarry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Marshville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Unionville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Unionville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
    • Wingate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Rest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Rest is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
    • Allens Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemby Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
    • Lake Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Park is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
    • Stallings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Carmel Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
    • Indian Trail
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aquadale, see our County-by-County Page for Aquadale.

Cemeteries Near Aquadale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aquadale.

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 Aquadale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aquadale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.

  • Barbees Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old Freedom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oakboro Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplin Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stanly Gardens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ridgecrest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Baucoms Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eudy Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...

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 Aquadale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aquadale.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Aquadale, with the one closest to Aquadale listed first.

  • Cottonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottonville is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
  • Norwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Bloomington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Albemarle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Olive Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Olive Branch is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Plyer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Plyer is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
  • Ansonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ansonville is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Mount Gilead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Palestine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Palestine is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Finger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Finger is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
  • Georgeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Polkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Polkton is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
    • Mangum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mangum is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aquadale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aquadale.

Newspapers Published in Aquadale ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aquadale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aquadale, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aquadale.

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 Aquadale:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aquadale) 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 Aquadale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.