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 Cedar Grove (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 Cedar Grove. 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 Cedar Grove ...
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.
Another variation: Cedargrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Grove.
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 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.
Cedar Grove is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Grove:
- Randolph County (The home county of Cedar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Mechanic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Asheboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Michfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Randleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Millboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Eleazer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Seagrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Kimesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Snow Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Bennett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Siler City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bonlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Complex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Denton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Handy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Eden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Thomasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Holly Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Cotton Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Southmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Jefferson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Horneytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Yorktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Beeson Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Allen Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Freeman Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Climax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- High Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkman Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Pleasant Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Julian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Southmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Latham Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Abner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Asbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Allreds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Eldorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ether
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Biscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Candor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wadeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Jugtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Robbins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Zion Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Eagle Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Craven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trading Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Yadkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Timbercreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- East Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Rockwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Palmerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Badin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Albemarle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Millingport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Grove.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Grove.
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 Cedar Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Balfour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Friends Meeting Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- John Wesley Stand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grace Baptist Temple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huldah Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harshaw Grove MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whynot Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (114 more) ...
- Holly Spring Friends Meeting Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Andrews Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Cedar Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Mechanic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Ulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ulah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Farmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Central Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Cedar Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Worthville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Randleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sophia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Eleazer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Millboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Denton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Franklinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cid is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Grove.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Grove ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cedar Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Rowan County
- Stanly 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' (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- Cedar Grove) 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 Cedar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |