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 Finger (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 Finger. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Finger is located in Stanly 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 Stanly County: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Finger. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Finger:
- Stanly County (The home county of Finger)
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Millingport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Lambert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Misenheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Cedar Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Albemarle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Locust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stanfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Roper ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Ansonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sugar Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Peachland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Polkton
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Rimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Southmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Handy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Complex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Denton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cotton Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Sapona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Tyro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Davie County
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Mooresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mount Mourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Mint Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Croft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Davidson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chantilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Charlotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Huntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Biddleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Wadeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Mount Gilead
(23 miles [37 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
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Abner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Eleazer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Mechanic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Richmond County
- Mangum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rockwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Shupings Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Faith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Craven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Granite Quarry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Timbercreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Kannapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 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
- Hemby Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Stallings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Trail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Finger, see our County-by-County Page for Finger.
Cemeteries Near Finger ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Finger.
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 Finger - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Finger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Eudy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Freedom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakboro Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barbees Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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, Finger had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Finger, with the one closest to Finger listed first.
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Plyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albemarle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pool ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Rockwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Finger. See our List of 1890's Communities around Finger.
Newspapers Published in Finger ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Finger.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Finger, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Finger.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Finger:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stanly County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Iredell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan 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> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Finger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Finger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |