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 Claremont (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 Claremont. 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.
Claremont is located in Catawba 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 Catawba County: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Claremont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claremont:
- Catawba County (The home county of Claremont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Witherspoon Crossroad is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon Crossroad
- Oxford Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oxford Park is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Catfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Conover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Beach is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Murrays Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murrays Hill is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Bandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bandy is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairgrove is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Saint Stephens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Stephens is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Drums Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drums Crossroads is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Duan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duan is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Taylorsville Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Isenhour Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Fairview Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Stony Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hiddenite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liledoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Rocky Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Hildebran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rhodhiss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Icard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Connelly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rutherford College
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Valdese
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Drexel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Enola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tulin was located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord was located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville was located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Granite Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sawmills
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Draco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Baton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Cedar Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel was located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Lenoir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Toluca
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Knob Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Belwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Olive Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Fallston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson was located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Beam Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Casar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davie County
- Calahaln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Alexis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Lucia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Stanley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cherryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dellview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tryon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland was located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Spencer Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Mount Holly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ranlo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Eufola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard was located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Barium Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Troutman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Statesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Doolie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Shepherds
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Love Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle was located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Iron Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Crouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Hulls Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- River View was located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Harts ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harts was located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Barber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Mill Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Corriher Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Enochville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Boomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Moravian Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Ferguson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stokes was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Wilkesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fletcher was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Yadkin County
- Windsors Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Claremont, see our County-by-County Page for Claremont.
Cemeteries Near Claremont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claremont.
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 Claremont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Claremont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conover City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Southside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Claremont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Claremont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
- Catfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Conover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bandy is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Startown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Startown is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Maiden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monbo is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Blackburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Stony Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Watts ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Watts was located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scotts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Hiddenite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Penelope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Claremont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claremont.
Newspapers Published in Claremont ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claremont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claremont, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claremont.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Claremont:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan 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> | 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 Claremont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claremont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |