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 Carolina Forest (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 Carolina Forest. 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 Carolina Forest ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Carolina Forest: Carolina Frst.
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.
Carolina Forest is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Anson, Davidson, Moore, Randolph, Richmond & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Carolina Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carolina Forest:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Carolina Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Wadeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Abner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Biscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allreds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Ether
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Ansonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Burnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Sugar Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Polkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Lilesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wadesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peachland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Rimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Complex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Denton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Southmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Silver Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Silver Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cotton Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eagle Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jugtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Zion Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Seven Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- West End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Foxfire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Eleazer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Seagrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Michfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Yow Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Asheboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Mangum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Norman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pooletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Craven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Crescent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Timbercreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Faith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Granite Quarry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Badin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Albemarle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Millingport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Misenheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Lambert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Carolina Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Carolina Forest.
Cemeteries Near Carolina Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carolina Forest.
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 Carolina Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carolina Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McRae Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ropers Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (93 more) ...
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Troy.
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991197 <3>
- Love Joy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chisolm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Carolina Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carolina Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carolina Forest, with the one closest to Carolina Forest listed first.
- Uwharrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Palmerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Wadeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Albemarle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Immer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Immer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immer
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Onvil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Okeewemee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Okeewemee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeewemee
- Eleazer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carolina Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carolina Forest.
Newspapers Published in Carolina Forest ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carolina Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carolina Forest, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carolina Forest.
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 helpful 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 Carolina Forest:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carolina Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Carolina Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |