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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Caldwell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Caldwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caldwell, 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 Caldwell (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 Caldwell. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caldwell:
- Gaston County (The home county of Caldwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Spencer Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smyre
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Ranlo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- McAdenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Cramerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Gastonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Maiden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Drums Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Terrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Bandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Sherrills Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plateau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Banoak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Blackburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Stony Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Waco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Stubbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Grover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Light Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- 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
- Elizabeth City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Beam Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Mayhew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mount Mourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mooresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Eufola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Mazeppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Ostwalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Lowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Iron Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Boger City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Crouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Henry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Paw Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Chateau Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Dalton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Spring Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Yorkmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Biddleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Enochville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Harts ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Kannapolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Marvin
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Stallings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Indian Trail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hemby Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Wesley Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Kings Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Camp Cox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wylie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Filbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- India Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Riverview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caldwell, see our County-by-County Page for Caldwell.
Cemeteries Near Caldwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caldwell.
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 Caldwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caldwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Edgewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aviary Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- North Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
- The North Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Oakland Street Cemetery
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Mauney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Firestone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Caldwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Caldwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McAdenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gastonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Lucia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Hardins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paw Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Martindale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Lowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caldwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caldwell.
Newspapers Published in Caldwell ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caldwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caldwell, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caldwell.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Caldwell:
- 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
- Rowan County
- Union County
- Cherokee 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 Caldwell, 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 '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- Caldwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |