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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 Enola (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 Enola. 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 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.

Enola is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.

Below are the counties that are near Enola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enola:

  • Burke County     (The home county of Enola)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Little River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Ellendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Isenhour Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Liledoun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Millersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Avery County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.
    • Baton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Gamewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cajah's Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Sawmills
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Muttenz ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
    • Granite Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Adako
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Abingdon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Northlakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Collettsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.
    • Cooksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Advent Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Banoak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Banoak is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
    • Long View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Long View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
    • Propst Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
    • Mountain View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Brookford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brookford is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Plateau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Blackburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hickory
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rhoney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Viewmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Viewmont is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.
    • Olive Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
    • Casar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
    • Knob Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Toluca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Delight
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Belwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Polkville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Lawndale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • New House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fallston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Campcall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Beam Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.
    • Dellview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dellview is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
    • Cherryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tryon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Henry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hulls Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Brook ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crouse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
    • Lincolnton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boger City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.
    • Patten
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Nebo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Vein Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • West Marion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • West Marion is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
    • Ashford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Providence is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Sugar Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenlee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Little Switzerland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lackey Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.
    • Altapass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassy Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Spruce Pine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.
    • Hollis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
    • Thermal City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
    • Washburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bostic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuba is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Forest City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Spindale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enola, see our County-by-County Page for Enola.

Cemeteries Near Enola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enola.

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 Enola - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Enola had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Enola, with the one closest to Enola listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enola.

Newspapers Published in Enola ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enola.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enola, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enola.

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 Enola:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Enola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.