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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chambers. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chambers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chambers, 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 Chambers (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 Chambers. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Chambers is historic, it would have been located within present day Burke 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 Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Chambers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chambers:
- Burke County (The home county of Chambers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Calvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Morganton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glen Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Brindletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Drexel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Taylorsville Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Linville Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pineola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Linville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plumtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Chestnut Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Newland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Baton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Pinehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Gamewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Adako
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Cajah's Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Sawmills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Abingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Collettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Granite Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Lenoir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Cooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Advent Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Banoak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Long View
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Propst Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Brookford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Plateau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Hickory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Rhoney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Viewmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Olive Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Casar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Delight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Toluca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Belwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Polkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- New House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Lawndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Fallston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Dellview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Patten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Vein Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Ashford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Greenlee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Little Switzerland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Altapass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Thermal City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Union Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Bostic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Whitehouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Hamrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chambers, see our County-by-County Page for Chambers.
Cemeteries Near Chambers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chambers.
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 Chambers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chambers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Advent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burke Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bost Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Erwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Valley UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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.
Chambers itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Calvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Brindletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Morganton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glen Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Dysartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Golden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Shoups Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Worry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Camp Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Rutherford College
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chambers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chambers.
Newspapers Published in Chambers ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chambers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chambers, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chambers.
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 Chambers:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Yancey 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 Chambers, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chambers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |