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 Central (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 Central. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Central is located in Iredell 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 Iredell County: Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Central. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central:
- Iredell County (The home county of Central)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Love Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Scotts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Olin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Turnersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Eufola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Cool Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Hiddenite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Vashti
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Isenhour Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Draco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Concord ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Kings Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Northlakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Cedar Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Granite Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Sawmills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Sunrise Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Long Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Monbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Claremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Murrays Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Conover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Sherrills Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Calahaln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Cooleemee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Bermuda Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Mecklenburg County
- River View ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Needmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barber
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bear Poplar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mount Ulla
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodleaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Watson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Harts ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Elkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elkin Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- State Road
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rockford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Thurmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stony Knoll
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Moravian Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Roaring River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Boomer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- North Wilkesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ronda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Hamptonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Branon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Footville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Rena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Courtney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central, see our County-by-County Page for Central.
Cemeteries Near Central ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central.
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 Central - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Harmony.
- The Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990084 <2>
- Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fourth Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Central in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Central.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Snow Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Creek is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Scotts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Hiddenite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Vashti
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Turnersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Gilreath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Osbornville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Watts ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central.
Newspapers Published in Central ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central.
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 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 Central:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Iredell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Davie County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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- Central) 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 Central, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |