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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 Cycle (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 Cycle. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cycle is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.

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

  • Yadkin County     (The home county of Cycle)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cycle, with the one closest to Cycle listed first.
    • Vashti
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Hiddenite
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Fairview Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Taylorsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Isenhour Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Liledoun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Millersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Ellendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Little River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Alleghany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cycle, with the one closest to Cycle listed first.
    • Roaring Gap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glade Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Edmonds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sparta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
    • Ennice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cycle, with the one closest to Cycle listed first.
    • Sunrise Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Catfish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Davie County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cycle, with the one closest to Cycle listed first.
    • Cinnamon Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
    • Grapewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
    • Donnaha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
    • Eaglewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
    • Lewisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • River Ridge Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
    • Dozier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dozier is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
    • Heritage Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Hunters Trace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
    • Robin Hood Trace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
    • Sherwood Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
    • Vienna Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
    • Vienna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cycle, with the one closest to Cycle listed first.
    • Union Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Houstonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Olin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Olin is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
    • Love Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Turnersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
    • Cool Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Scotts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotts is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Brevard ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Brevard is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Statesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Barium Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Rowan County
  • Stokes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cycle, with the one closest to Cycle listed first.
    • Pinnacle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Surry County
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cycle, with the one closest to Cycle listed first.
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • Clingman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ronda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Roaring River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
    • Lomax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fletcher ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Henderson ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Henderson is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Hays
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairplains
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
    • North Wilkesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Grayson County (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Cycle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cycle.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cycle, with the one closest to Cycle 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>

While we didn't find Cycle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cycle.

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

  • Marler
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Swan Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Castle ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • Longtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Longtown is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Rena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rena is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
  • Osbornville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
  • Hamptonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clingman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lovelace ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
  • Eagle Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
  • Elkin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ronda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Houstonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Cycle ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cycle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cycle, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cycle.

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 Cycle:

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 Cycle, 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- Cycle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.