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 Conover (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 Conover. 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.
Conover 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 Conover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conover:
- Catawba County (The home county of Conover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Fairgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Claremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Saint Stephens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Startown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Catfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Duan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Brookford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Taylorsville Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Millersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- 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
- Liledoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Fairview Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 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)
- Hiddenite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Hildebran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rhodhiss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Icard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Connelly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford College
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Valdese
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shoups Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Camp Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Drexel
(21 miles [33.8 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Northlakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Concord ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Granite Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Sawmills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Draco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Baton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Toluca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Belwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Knob Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Olive Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Fallston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Casar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Beam Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Waco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Delight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Lawndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- 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
- Alexis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Cherryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lucia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Dellview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Tryon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- 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
- Bessemer City
(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 Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Eufola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Barium Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Troutman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Statesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Doolie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Ostwalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Mayhew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Shepherds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Love Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Hulls Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Crouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Machpelah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Boomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Ferguson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moravian Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stokes is 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 is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conover, see our County-by-County Page for Conover.
Cemeteries Near Conover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conover.
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 Conover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Conover City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smyres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Conover had a population of 337 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Conover had a population of 8,573 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Startown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Catfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Maiden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Blackburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Penelope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Plateau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Petra Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Monbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Granite Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conover.
Newspapers Published in Conover ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conover, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conover.
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 Conover:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Wilkes 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Conover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |