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 Flay (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 Flay. 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.
Flay is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell & Mecklenburg.
Below are the counties that are near Flay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flay:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Flay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Crouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Laurel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Lincolnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boger City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Taylorsville Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Little River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Millersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Camp Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Hildebran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Icard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Connelly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Rutherford College
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Valdese
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rhodhiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Granite Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Baton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Sawmills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Cajah's Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Gamewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Banoak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Plateau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Propst Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Blackburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Advent Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Meadow Brook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Maiden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Providence Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Startown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Fallston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Belwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Toluca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Beam Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Knob Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Lawndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Stubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Stony Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Casar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Dellview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- High Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Bessemer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Gastonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ranlo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Mayhew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Eufola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Vein Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Ellenboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Sunshine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Caroleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Bostic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Henrietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Sandy Mush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Forest City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Blacksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Clover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Filbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flay, see our County-by-County Page for Flay.
Cemeteries Near Flay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flay.
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 Flay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Cedar Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caleb Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palm Tree UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Capernaum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gainsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warlick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mooney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Crowell Memorial UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Flay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flay, with the one closest to Flay listed first.
- Orleans
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Fallston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reepsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Belwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Beam Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Cherryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Toluca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Crouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knob Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Double Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Stubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flay.
Newspapers Published in Flay ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flay, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flay.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Flay:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- York 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> | 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 Flay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |