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 Emerald Shores (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 Emerald Shores. 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 Emerald Shores ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Emerald Shores: Emerald Shrs.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Emerald Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Emerald Shores.
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 doctors and 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.
Emerald Shores is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Anson, Davidson, Moore, Randolph, Richmond & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Emerald Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emerald Shores:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Emerald Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Eldorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Biscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Candor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Abner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Ansonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Sugar Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Polkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Wadesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lilesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Peachland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Morven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Georgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Complex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Denton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Southmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Mecklenburg County
- Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Eagle Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Jackson Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Zion Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Foxfire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- West End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seven Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Harris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jugtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Robbins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Eleazer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Seagrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Yow Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Mechanic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Mangum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Cordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Rockingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Rockingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Shupings Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albemarle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Badin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palmerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Plyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Oakboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millingport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Lambert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marshville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Wingate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Rock Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emerald Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Emerald Shores.
Cemeteries Near Emerald Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emerald Shores.
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 Emerald Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emerald Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Ropers Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McRae Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Legrand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chisolm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Old Freedom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Machine House Cemetery
(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.<2>
While we didn't find Emerald Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emerald Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emerald Shores, with the one closest to Emerald Shores listed first.
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Cottonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Albemarle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Mangum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Littles Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Onvil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
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- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Uwharrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Palmerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emerald Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emerald Shores.
Newspapers Published in Emerald Shores ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emerald Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emerald Shores, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emerald Shores.
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 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 Emerald Shores:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Mecklenburg County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union 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> | 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 Emerald Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Emerald Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |