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 Duncans Creek (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 Duncans Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Duncans Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Duncans Creek: Duncans Crk. (or less commonly used: Duncans Ck. or Duncans Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Duncans Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Duncans Creek may originally have been Duncan's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Duncans Creek might be written as Ducan Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Duncans Creek is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Duncans Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duncans Creek:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Duncans Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Hollis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bostic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Six Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Forest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Alexander Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bakersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Brindletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Enola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Parkhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Calvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Glen Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Baton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Granite Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Cajah's Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Gamewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Northlakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Concord ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Advent Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Plateau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Propst Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Blackburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Meadow Brook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Rhoney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Mountain View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Long View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Brookford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Delight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- New House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Polkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Casar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campcall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kingstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Olive Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Lattimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Knob Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Mooresboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Dellview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Bessemer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Laurel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boger City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Vein Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Patten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Sugar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Nebo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Greenlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Lackey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Mill Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Chesnee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Blacksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaffney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Kings Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mayo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fingerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duncans Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Duncans Creek.
Cemeteries Near Duncans Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncans Creek.
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 Duncans Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duncans Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lattimore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crowder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fortune Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Walker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Beam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Valley UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Duncans Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duncans Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duncans Creek, with the one closest to Duncans Creek listed first.
- Hollis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- New House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Polkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Delight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Campcall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Casar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Golden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bostic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lattimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Double Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Knob Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duncans Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duncans Creek.
Newspapers Published in Duncans Creek ...
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 Duncans Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duncans Creek, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duncans Creek.
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 helpful 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 Duncans Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Duncans Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Duncans Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |