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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 Craig Heights (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 Craig Heights. 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 Craig Heights ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Craig Heights: Craig Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 and doctors 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.

Craig Heights is located in Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Craig Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Craig Heights:

  • Gaston County     (The home county of Craig Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Stanley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Alexis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Alexis is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
    • Lucia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lucia is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
    • Spencer Mountain
      (4 miles [6.4 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
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Ranlo
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Dallas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Smyre
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Smyre is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
    • Mount Holly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • High Shoals
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
    • McAdenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brown Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Camp Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Creek is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Hildebran
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramsey is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Shoups Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Harrisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Poplar Tent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Fisher Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Concord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Killian Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Providence Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
    • Terrell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maiden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Drums Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Duan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Duan is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
    • Sherrills Ford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bandy is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
    • Monbo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Murrays Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
    • Blackburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackburn is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Kings Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Waco is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • White Plains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Stony Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Elbethel ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Stubbs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Wilson ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Wilson is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Beam Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
    • Light Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
    • Durbro ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Durbro is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Pleasant Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Elizabeth City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
    • Fallston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Mayhew
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayhew is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Mount Mourne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
    • Doolie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Doolie is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
    • Mooresville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shepherds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Shepherds is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
    • Eufola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Eufola is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
    • Mazeppa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
    • Ostwalt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
    • Troutman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Barium Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
    • Statesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Machpelah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
    • Lowesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
    • Iron Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Boger City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
    • Denver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Westport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Lincolnton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
    • Vale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Henry is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Hulls Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
    • North Brook ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • North Brook is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Paw Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Huntersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Chateau Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Spring Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Cornelius
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Pinecrest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Croft
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Dalton Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Biddleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Greenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Wilmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Enochville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Enochville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
    • Harts ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harts is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
    • Kannapolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Five Points
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Mount Ulla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Corriher Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
    • Landis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Kannapolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
    • Bear Poplar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
    • Five Forks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Forks is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Marvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marvin is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • Stallings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White Oak is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Cherokee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Kings Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blacksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lancaster County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Camp Cox
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
    • Colonial Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Indian Land
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.
    • Bowling Green
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Wylie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Clover is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <1>
    • Zadok ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Zadok is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
    • Filbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Filbert is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
    • Tega Cay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • India Hook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • Riverview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Riverview is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Fort Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Newport is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • York
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • York is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
    • Smyrna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Craig Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Craig Heights.

Cemeteries Near Craig Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craig Heights.

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 Craig Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Craig Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.

  • Mauney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
    • The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lowes Cemetery
    • Lowesville Cemetery
  • Forney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Aviary Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Oakland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
    • The North Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • North Oakland Street Cemetery
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
    • Gaston Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
      • The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Gaston Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <3>
    • Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 Craig Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Craig Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Craig Heights, with the one closest to Craig Heights listed first.

  • Lucia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lucia is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
  • Dallas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
  • Lowesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Machpelah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
  • Hardins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hardins is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
  • Lowell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Holly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
  • McAdenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gastonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cowans Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Ford
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Belmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Arlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Martindale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Craig Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Craig Heights.

Newspapers Published in Craig Heights ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craig Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craig Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craig Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Craig Heights:

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 '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- Craig Heights) 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 Craig Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.