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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 Croft (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 Croft. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Croft is located in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, Lancaster (SC) & York (SC).

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

  • Mecklenburg County     (The home county of Croft)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
    • Spring Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Huntersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chateau Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Newell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Biddleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Charlotte
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Paw Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Cornelius
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Davidson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chantilly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Poplar Tent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Fisher Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Midland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Georgeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rimer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Terrell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Killian Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Sherrills Ford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monbo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Drums Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Long Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Island is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Bandy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
    • Maiden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Murrays Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
  • Cleveland County
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
    • Lucia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Holly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Brown Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Belmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cramerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McAdenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Catawba is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Alexis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Spencer Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
  • Iredell County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
    • Westport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Machpelah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Denver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Boger City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
    • Lincolnton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Crouse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
  • Rowan County
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
    • Locust
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stanfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lambert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Red Cross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Red Cross is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Oakboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Millingport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Plyer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
    • Stallings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemby Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Indian Trail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • White Oak is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Marvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Marvin is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • Wesley Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Unionville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
    • Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Waxhaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster County (SC)
  • York County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Croft ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Croft.

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 Croft - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Croft had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Derita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Derita is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derita
  • Huntersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Monteith ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
  • Martindale ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Caldwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Paw Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
  • Charlotte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Arlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Davidson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Springsville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
    • Cowans Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Ford
    • Mountain Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island

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

Newspapers Published in Croft ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Croft.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Croft, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Croft.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Croft:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Croft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Croft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.