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 Bostian Heights (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 Bostian Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Bostian Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bostian Heights: Bostian Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bostian Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bostian Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Bostian Heights 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 Bostian Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bostian Heights:
- Rowan County (The home county of Bostian Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Shupings Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Harris Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Correll Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- China Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Faith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Landis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Red Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- Granite Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Kannapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Corriher Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Rimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Sherrills Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Killian Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Tyro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Sapona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Silver Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Denton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Handy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forsyth County
- Muddy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- 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 Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Mazeppa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shepherds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Ostwalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Doolie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Cool Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Troutman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Statesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Westport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lowesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Davidson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cornelius
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Croft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Huntersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- River View ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Spring Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Mint Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chantilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Chateau Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- Misenheimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millingport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Lambert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Locust
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Red Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Stanfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Albemarle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Union County
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bostian Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Bostian Heights.
Cemeteries Near Bostian Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bostian Heights.
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 Bostian Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bostian Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- China Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Christiana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Carolina Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old English Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Bostian Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bostian Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bostian Heights, with the one closest to Bostian Heights listed first.
- China Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Faith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Rockwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Enochville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Mill Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Harts ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gold Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pool ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bostian Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bostian Heights.
Newspapers Published in Bostian Heights ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bostian Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bostian Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bostian Heights.
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 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 Bostian Heights:
- 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
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Stanly County
- Union 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' (or 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- Bostian Heights) 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 Bostian Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |