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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Blackmer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blackmer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blackmer, 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 Blackmer (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 Blackmer. 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 and 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 Blackmer is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Blackmer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackmer:
- Rowan County (The home county of Blackmer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Watson Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Mill Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Barber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bear Poplar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Overbrook Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Overbrook Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Woodleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corriher Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- China Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Stony Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Fairview Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Fisher Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Rimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Poplar Tent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Cannon Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monbo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Sherrills Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Killian Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Murrays Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Drums Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Sunrise Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Olivers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tyro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sapona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Southmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Cotton Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Currytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Silver Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Jefferson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Cooleemee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Ephesus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston County
- Lucia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Mazeppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Cool Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Ostwalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Troutman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Statesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Barium Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Doolie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Turnersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Westport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lowesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Davidson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Spring Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chateau Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Misenheimer
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Lambert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Locust
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Courtney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Footville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Wyo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Hamptonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Windsors Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackmer, see our County-by-County Page for Blackmer.
Cemeteries Near Blackmer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackmer.
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 Blackmer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackmer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Owen Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowan Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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 <4>
- St. Andrews Episcopal Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Dixonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old English Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.
Blackmer itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
- Mill Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Bear Poplar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Woodleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- China Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shinnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shinnville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Enochville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Shepherds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackmer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackmer.
Newspapers Published in Blackmer ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackmer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackmer, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackmer.
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 Blackmer:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly County
- Yadkin 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 Blackmer, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackmer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |