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 Auld Farm (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 Auld Farm. 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.
Auld Farm is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Auld Farm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Auld Farm:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Auld Farm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Cedar Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Draco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Abingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Cajah's Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Gamewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Isenhour Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Rocky Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Vashti
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Brownwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Yates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Fleetwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Obids
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Glendale Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Todd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- West Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Transou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Seven Devils
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Pineola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Banner Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Crossnore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linville Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Icard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rutherford College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Hildebran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Drexel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Valdese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Calvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Yellow Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- North Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Viewmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Saint Stephens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Long View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Sweetwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Brookford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Advent Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Meadow Brook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Fairbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Olive Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Toluca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Love Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scotts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eufola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McDowell County
- Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Stony Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Bamboo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Deep Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Boone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Shulls Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Norris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Valle Crucis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Boomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Maple Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Adley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Moravian Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Millers Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Wilkesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Auld Farm, see our County-by-County Page for Auld Farm.
Cemeteries Near Auld Farm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Auld Farm.
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 Auld Farm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Auld Farm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- The Bellview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belleview Cemetery
- Lenoir City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266776 <2>
- Mt. Hermon Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oxford Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harpertown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Puette Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Auld Farm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Auld Farm.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Auld Farm, with the one closest to Auld Farm listed first.
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Draco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Cedar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Yadkin Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Elkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Petra Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Auld Farm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auld Farm.
Newspapers Published in Auld Farm ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Auld Farm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Auld Farm, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Auld Farm.
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 helpful 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 Auld Farm:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Auld Farm) 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 Auld Farm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |