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 Deweese (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 Deweese. 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 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.
Deweese is located in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County: Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Deweese. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deweese:
- Cabarrus County (The home county of Deweese)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Fisher Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrills Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Killian Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Long Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Drums Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Providence Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Lucia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Brown Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Stanley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- McAdenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Cramerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Mount Mourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mayhew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Shepherds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Ostwalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eufola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lowesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Machpelah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Davidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Croft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Spring Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- River View ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Chateau Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Biddleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Kannapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enochville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Harts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Corriher Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- North Kannapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Landis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- China Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Mount Ulla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harris Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Locust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Stanfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Red Cross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Bloomington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Misenheimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Plyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Richfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 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
- Stallings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Indian Trail
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 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
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Lancaster County (SC)
- Camp Cox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- York County (SC)
- Lake Wylie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deweese, see our County-by-County Page for Deweese.
Cemeteries Near Deweese ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deweese.
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 Deweese - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deweese covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- United House of Prayer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jonahville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Deweese in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deweese.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deweese, with the one closest to Deweese listed first.
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Davidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enochville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Mount Mourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Croft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monteith ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deweese. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deweese.
Newspapers Published in Deweese ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deweese.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deweese, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deweese.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Deweese:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cabarrus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | 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- Deweese) 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 Deweese, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |