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 Belmont (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 Belmont. 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.
Belmont is located in Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Belmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belmont:
- Rowan County (The home county of Belmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Forest Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Eaman Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellis Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oak Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Overbrook Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Overbrook Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Rimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Sherrills Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Cotton Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Southmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Sapona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Silver Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Currytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Holly Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Advance
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Bermuda Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pino
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Cinnamon Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Cutters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Grapewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Robin Hood Trace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Waughtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Mazeppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Cool Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mooresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shepherds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Ostwalt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Mount Mourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Troutman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Turnersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Barium Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Doolie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Davidson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Randolph County
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Misenheimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Lambert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Albemarle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Locust
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Badin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Wyo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Footville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belmont, see our County-by-County Page for Belmont.
Cemeteries Near Belmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belmont.
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 Belmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old English Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowan Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <2>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Christiana Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Belmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belmont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Granite Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Faith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Jubilee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Mill Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Woodleaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Jerusalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- China Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Rockwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Ephesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belmont.
Newspapers Published in Belmont ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belmont, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belmont.
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 Belmont:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Stanly County
- Yadkin 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- Belmont) 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 Belmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |