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 Cold Water (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 Cold Water. 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.
Name Variations for Cold Water ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Coldwater.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cabarrus County: Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Cold Water. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cold Water:
- Cabarrus County (The home county of Cold Water)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Roper ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrills Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Killian Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Southmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Handy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Silver Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Tyro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Complex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Denton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Lucia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brown Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Mooresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mazeppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Shepherds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mayhew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Ostwalt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Westport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Lowesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Machpelah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Newell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Croft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Davidson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mint Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Huntersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cornelius
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chantilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Charlotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Kannapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Kannapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Landis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- China Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shupings Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Enochville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Harris Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Corriher Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Rockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Correll Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Lambert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Red Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Stanfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Misenheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Plyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Hemby Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Stallings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Indian Trail
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cold Water, see our County-by-County Page for Cold Water.
Cemeteries Near Cold Water ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cold Water.
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 Cold Water - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cold Water covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rutherford Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- China Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eudy Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Cold Water in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cold Water.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cold Water, with the one closest to Cold Water listed first.
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Pioneer Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Enochville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- China Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monteith ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Finger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cold Water. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cold Water.
Newspapers Published in Cold Water ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cold Water.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cold Water, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cold Water.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cold Water:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cabarrus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cold Water) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Cold Water, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |