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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Concord. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Concord to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Concord, 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 Concord (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 Concord. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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 Concord is historic, it would have been located within present day Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Concord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Concord:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Concord)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Northlakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Granite Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Sawmills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 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 <2>
- Baton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Draco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Cedar Rock
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Lenoir
(12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
- Gamewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Taylorsville Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Isenhour Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebran
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Icard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valdese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Drexel
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Ramsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Yellow Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Morganton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- North Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Viewmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Long View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Saint Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Brookford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Fairbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Advent Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Meadow Brook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Fairgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Toluca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Olive Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Knob Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Belwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Casar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Fallston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Delight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Beam Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Lawndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Waco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Cherryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dellview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- High Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Alexis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Eufola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Love Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Troutman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Ostwalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Doolie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Lincolnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Boger City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Crouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Patten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mecklenburg County
- River View ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Stony Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Bamboo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Boomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Ferguson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Moravian Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Adley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Maple Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Purlear
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilkesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Concord, see our County-by-County Page for Concord.
Cemeteries Near Concord ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Concord.
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 Concord - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Concord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <3>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Concord in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Concord.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Petra Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Granite Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Penelope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Sawmills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 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 <2>
- Rutherford College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Connelly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Baton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Conover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Draco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Concord. See our List of 1890's Communities around Concord.
Newspapers Published in Concord ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Concord.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Concord, 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 Concord.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Concord:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes 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 Concord, 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> | 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> | 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- Concord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |