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 Gatewood (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 Gatewood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Gatewood is located in Union 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 Union County: Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Chesterfield (SC) & Lancaster (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Gatewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gatewood:
- Union County (The home county of Gatewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- White Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Wesley Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Stallings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Waxhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Jaars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jaars is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Peachland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Polkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Sugar Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Cannon Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Tent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Brown Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Cramerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McAdenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Smyre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Lucia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Ranlo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Weddington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Matthews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chantilly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Biddleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Dalton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Stanfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Lambert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Edgemoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lando
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Richburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Pageland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Cox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Van Wyck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Camp Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Lancaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Irwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Fort Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lesslie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Roddey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roddey is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- India Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Tega Cay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Wylie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gatewood, see our County-by-County Page for Gatewood.
Cemeteries Near Gatewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gatewood.
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 Gatewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gatewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eastside Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Secrest Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Independent Bible Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Waxhaw.
- The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roundtop Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159148 <2>
- Ritch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Six Mile Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeland Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Gatewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gatewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Indian Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wolfville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
- Stouts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stouts is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Matthews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Waxhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Harrison ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Belair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Barberville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Mint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gatewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gatewood.
Newspapers Published in Gatewood ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gatewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gatewood, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gatewood.
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 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 Gatewood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Gaston County
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly County
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Lancaster 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gatewood) 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 Gatewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |