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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dobbins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dobbins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dobbins, please Contact Us.
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 Dobbins (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 Dobbins. 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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dobbins is historic, it would have been located within present day Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Dobbins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dobbins:
- Rowan County (The home county of Dobbins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Woodleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Watson Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Barber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Overbrook Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overbrook Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Mill Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bear Poplar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Alexander County
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Fisher Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Rimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Poplar Tent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Sherrills Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Murrays Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Killian Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Sunrise Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Drums Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sapona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Cotton Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Southmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Currytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Jefferson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Silver Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Cooleemee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Ephesus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Advance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grapewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Rosemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Cutters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Robin Hood Trace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Ardmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Cool Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mazeppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Shepherds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mooresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Ostwalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Barium Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Troutman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Turnersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Westport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Davidson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Misenheimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Lambert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Courtney
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Wyo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Footville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Hamptonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yadkinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windsors Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Branon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dobbins, see our County-by-County Page for Dobbins.
Cemeteries Near Dobbins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dobbins.
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 Dobbins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dobbins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Rowan Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <3>
- Owen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Andrews Episcopal Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old English Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- China Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Dobbins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dobbins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dobbins, with the one closest to Dobbins listed first.
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Woodleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bear Poplar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ephesus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mount Ulla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Jubilee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- China Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granite Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dobbins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dobbins.
Newspapers Published in Dobbins ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dobbins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dobbins, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dobbins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dobbins:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dobbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dobbins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |