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 Centerview (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 Centerview. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Centerview is located in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County: Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Centerview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerview:
- Cabarrus County (The home county of Centerview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Fisher Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Cannon Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sherrills Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- 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
- Bandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Drums Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Olivers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 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 Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Cotton Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Sapona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Silver Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Handy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Denton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Lucia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Brown Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Alexis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mount Mourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Shepherds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Doolie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Ostwalt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Cool Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Statesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Lowesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Machpelah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Davidson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Croft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Cornelius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Spring Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- River View ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chateau Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Biddleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Kannapolis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Kannapolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Landis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enochville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Corriher Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- China Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harris Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Harts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Shupings Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Correll Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Misenheimer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Locust
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Millingport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Richfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Plyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Stanfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross
(21 miles [33.8 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
- New London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Oakboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 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
- Hemby Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Stallings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Indian Trail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerview, see our County-by-County Page for Centerview.
Cemeteries Near Centerview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerview.
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 Centerview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Carolina Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rutherford Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Siloam Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Centerview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerview, with the one closest to Centerview listed first.
- Enochville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- China Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Harts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Mill Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Faith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerview.
Newspapers Published in Centerview ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerview, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerview.
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 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 Centerview:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cabarrus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg 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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centerview) 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 Centerview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |