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 Five Forks (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 Five Forks. 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 Five Forks ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Forks.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Five Forks is located in Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Five Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Forks:
- Rowan County (The home county of Five Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Landis
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Corriher Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- China Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harris Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- North Kannapolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Enochville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Harts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Mill Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Correll Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Watson Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Kannapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Fisher Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Poplar Tent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Rimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sherrills Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Killian Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Bandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Murrays Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Olivers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Sunrise Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Cotton Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Sapona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Silver Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Currytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Denton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Lucia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Alexis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Stanley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Mazeppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shepherds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Ostwalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Doolie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Troutman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cool Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Statesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lowesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Davidson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- River View ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Newell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Spring Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Chateau Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Biddleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Misenheimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millingport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Lambert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Locust
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Red Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Stanfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Albemarle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Five Forks.
Cemeteries Near Five Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Forks.
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 Five Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- China Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Christiana Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Five Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- China Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Enochville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Harts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Mill Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Faith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mount Ulla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Rimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Granite Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Forks.
Newspapers Published in Five Forks ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Forks, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Forks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Five Forks:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg 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> | 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- Five Forks) 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 Five Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |