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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Begonia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Begonia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Begonia, 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 Begonia (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 Begonia. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Begonia is historic, it would have been located within present day Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Begonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Begonia:
- Gaston County (The home county of Begonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Gastonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McAdenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Brown Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Gastonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ranlo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Spencer Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Providence Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Maiden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Terrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Grover
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Light Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Stubbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Elizabeth City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Earl
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia 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 northeast)
- 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 Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Lowesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Iron Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Crouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Boger City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dalton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Yorkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Paw Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Chateau Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Charlotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Marvin
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Indian Trail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stallings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waxhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hemby Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jaars
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jaars is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Kings Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blacksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Smith
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Edgemoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lowrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lando
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Richburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cabal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Camp Cox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wyck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- India Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Riverview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Begonia, see our County-by-County Page for Begonia.
Cemeteries Near Begonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Begonia.
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 Begonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Begonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gaston Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Gaston Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <3>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clover Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aviary Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
- O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47713 <3>
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.
Begonia itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Begonia, with the one closest to Begonia listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McAdenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Steel Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
- Gastonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Filbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Tirzah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tirzah is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Begonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Begonia.
Newspapers Published in Begonia ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Begonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Begonia, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Begonia.
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 websites either 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 Begonia:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Begonia, 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Begonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |