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 Banoak (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 Banoak. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Banoak is located in Catawba 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 Catawba County: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Banoak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Banoak:
- Catawba County (The home county of Banoak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Plateau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Propst Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Cooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Blackburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Advent Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Meadow Brook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Brookford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Startown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Long View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Fairbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Taylorsville Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Little River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Millersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Isenhour Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Ellendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Fairview Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Hiddenite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Camp Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Hildebran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Icard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rhodhiss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Connelly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valdese
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Drexel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Northlakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Concord ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Granite Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sawmills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Baton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cajah's Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Pinehurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Gamewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Lenoir
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Abingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Toluca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Belwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Knob Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Olive Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Casar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fallston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Lawndale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Delight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Dellview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Perry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- High Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Alexis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Bessemer City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ranlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Spencer Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Eufola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Mayhew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Scotts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Barium Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Troutman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Henry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Lincolnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Boger City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Machpelah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Hollis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Ellenboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bostic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Six Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Caroleen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Banoak, see our County-by-County Page for Banoak.
Cemeteries Near Banoak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Banoak.
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 Banoak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Banoak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Palm Tree UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams - Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- AME Zion Church Rhoneys Chapel
- Brookford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crowell Memorial UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caleb Carpenter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Gainsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Banoak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Banoak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Banoak, with the one closest to Banoak listed first.
- Henry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Plateau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Blackburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Hulls Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Toluca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Reepsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Startown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Shoups Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Camp Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Knob Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Penelope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Maiden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Banoak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Banoak.
Newspapers Published in Banoak ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Banoak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Banoak, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Banoak.
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 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 Banoak:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford 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> | 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 Banoak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Banoak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |