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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Banalsburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Banalsburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Banalsburg, please Contact Us.

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 Banalsburg (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 Banalsburg. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Banalsburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, Lancaster (SC) & York (SC).

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

  • Mecklenburg County     (The home county of Banalsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Dixie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Yorkmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
    • Pineville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalton Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Pinecrest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Wilmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Paw Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Biddleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Charlotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Belmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Chantilly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
    • Chateau Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Midland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Poplar Tent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Catawba County
    • Killian Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Kings Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Elbethel ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • White Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Grover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Stony Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Durbro ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Durbro is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Pleasant Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Stubbs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Waco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Waco is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Light Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
    • Earl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Earl is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Elizabeth City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
    • Patterson Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Catawba is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Begonia ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Begonia is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
    • Belmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cramerton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • McAdenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Holly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Ranlo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ranlo is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
    • Smyre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Smyre is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
    • South Gastonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
    • Gastonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Mayhew
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mayhew is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Mount Mourne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
    • Machpelah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
    • Iron Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Westport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Boger City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
    • Crouse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
    • Denver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Marvin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Marvin is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • White Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • White Oak is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Indian Trail
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stallings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wesley Chapel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Waxhaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemby Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Park is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jaars
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jaars is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Monroe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Kings Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Blacksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Chester County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Edgemoor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Smith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Lando
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lowrys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Richburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fort Lawn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Eureka Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
  • Lancaster County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Camp Cox
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
    • Colonial Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Indian Land
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Wyck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Springdell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
    • Riverside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Caskey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Lancaster Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Camp Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Lancaster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Banalsburg, with the one closest to Banalsburg listed first.
    • Lake Wylie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tega Cay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fort Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • India Hook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • Riverview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Riverview is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Newport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Newport is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Bowling Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rock Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Clover is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <2>
    • Filbert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Filbert is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
    • Lesslie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
    • York
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
    • Zadok ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Zadok is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok

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

Cemeteries Near Banalsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Banalsburg.

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

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

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

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.

While we didn't find Banalsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Banalsburg.

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

  • Steel Creek ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Pineville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hebron is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Begonia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Begonia is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
  • Belmont ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in York County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • India Hook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fort Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Barberville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barberville is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bethel is located in York County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Harrison ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrison is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • McAdenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Paw Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Arlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington

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

Newspapers Published in Banalsburg ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Banalsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Banalsburg, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Banalsburg.

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 Banalsburg:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Banalsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Banalsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.