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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 Denver (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 Denver. 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 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.

Denver is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell & Mecklenburg.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Denver)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Stony Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Millersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Fairview Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Isenhour Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Hiddenite
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Liledoun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Taylorsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Little River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Ellendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Burke County
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Fisher Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Poplar Tent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Harrisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Northlakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Granite Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Killian Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Terrell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherrills Ford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Drums Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Bandy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monbo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Providence Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
    • Long Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Long Island is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Murrays Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
    • Duan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Duan is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
    • Maiden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Waco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wilson is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Stony Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Belwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Fallston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Toluca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Stubbs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beam Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Knob Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • White Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Elbethel ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Elizabeth City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Lucia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Alexis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • High Shoals
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Mount Holly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Spencer Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Dallas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranlo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lowell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Smyre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Brown Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Iredell County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cornelius
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Davidson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Huntersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Croft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Paw Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Chateau Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Greenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Dalton Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Biddleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
  • Rowan County
  • York County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Denver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denver.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver 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 Denver had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Triangle ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
  • River View ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Machpelah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mayhew
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lowesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Cowans Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Ford
  • Bandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Doolie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Monbo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Monbo is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
  • Lucia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Mourne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Caldwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
    • Davidson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Maiden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Denver ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denver.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Denver. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Denver and those printed in the larger area surrounding Denver.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Denver.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Denver:

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 Denver, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.