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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chowansville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chowansville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chowansville, 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 Chowansville (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 Chowansville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Chowansville is historic, it would have been located within present day Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Chowansville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chowansville:
- Rowan County (The home county of Chowansville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bear Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Ulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Woodleaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Watson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Harts ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Stony Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Hiddenite
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rocky Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Isenhour Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Liledoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Fisher Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Poplar Tent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Rimer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Long Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Monbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrills Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Murrays Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Sunrise Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Killian Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Catfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Drums Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tyro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sapona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Currytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Cotton Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Southmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Reedy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Silver Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Cooleemee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Calahaln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Mocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Grapewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston County
- Lucia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Cool Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mazeppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Ostwalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Shepherds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Troutman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Doolie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Eufola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Westport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lowesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Davidson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cornelius
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Croft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Stanly County
- Misenheimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Footville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Courtney
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Windsors Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Wyo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Hamptonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Branon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Marler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Yadkinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cycle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chowansville, see our County-by-County Page for Chowansville.
Cemeteries Near Chowansville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chowansville.
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 Chowansville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chowansville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Statesville.
- The Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gay's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190024 <4>
- Moore's Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Episcopal Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fourth Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Iredell Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- St. Martins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Chowansville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chowansville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chowansville, with the one closest to Chowansville listed first.
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bear Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mount Ulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Shinnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shinnville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
- Mill Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Woodleaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cool Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Troutman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shepherds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harts ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Statesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chowansville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chowansville.
Newspapers Published in Chowansville ...
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 Chowansville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chowansville, 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 Chowansville.
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 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 Chowansville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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 Chowansville, 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- Chowansville) 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. |