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 Duan (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 Duan. 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.
Duan is located in Catawba 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 Catawba County: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Duan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duan:
- Catawba County (The home county of Duan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Maiden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Providence Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Startown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Drums Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blackburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Bandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Claremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Taylorsville Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Millersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Isenhour Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Fairview Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Liledoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Little River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ellendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Hiddenite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Hildebran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Icard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodhiss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford College
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Valdese
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Enola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Northlakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Concord ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Granite Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Sawmills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Baton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Cajah's Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Draco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Cedar Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Gamewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Toluca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Belwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Knob Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Fallston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Olive Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Beam Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Casar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stubbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Alexis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- High Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Stanley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cherryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tryon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Lucia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Dellview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Dallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Spencer Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Bessemer City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Eufola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Doolie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Troutman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Scotts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Ostwalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Mount Mourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Shepherds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Statesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Boger City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Crouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Machpelah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Hulls Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chateau Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Croft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Paw Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Spring Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Harts ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duan, see our County-by-County Page for Duan.
Cemeteries Near Duan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duan.
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 Duan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Southside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conover City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coral Park Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crowell Memorial UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- AME Zion Church Rhoneys Chapel
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keener - Shrum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollybrook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Duan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duan, with the one closest to Duan listed first.
- Maiden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Startown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blackburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Bandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Plateau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reepsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Lincolnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Iron Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duan.
Newspapers Published in Duan ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duan, 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 Duan.
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 either 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 Duan:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan 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> | 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 Duan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |