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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elbethel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elbethel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elbethel, 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 Elbethel (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 Elbethel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Elbethel is historic, it would have been located within present day Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Elbethel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elbethel:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Elbethel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- White Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Grover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Kings Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Light Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Patterson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Elizabeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Stubbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Briarwood Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Camp Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Banoak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Plateau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Blackburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Maiden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Propst Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Rhoney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Duan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Startown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Killian Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Bessemer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- South Gastonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Cherryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dellview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Gastonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- High Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Crouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Lincolnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Boger City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Machpelah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dalton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Chateau Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Yorkmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Six Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Ellenboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Hollis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sandy Mush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Washburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Alexander Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bostic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Kings Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blacksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Cabal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cabal is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lowrys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Cowpens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Mayo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pacolet Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <2>
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Union County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Union County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Lockhart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Filbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Hickory Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Blairsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Lake Wylie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elbethel, see our County-by-County Page for Elbethel.
Cemeteries Near Elbethel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elbethel.
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 Elbethel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elbethel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Christian Freedom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Grover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47568 <3>
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Street Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Archibald Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Mtn. Battleground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
Elbethel itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elbethel, with the one closest to Elbethel listed first.
- Grover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Kings Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Stubbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Bessemer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Cherryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elbethel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elbethel.
Newspapers Published in Elbethel ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elbethel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elbethel, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elbethel.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Elbethel:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York 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 Elbethel, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elbethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |