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 Grace Chapel (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 Grace Chapel. 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 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.
Grace Chapel is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Grace Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grace Chapel:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Grace Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Granite Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Sawmills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Draco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Baton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Cedar Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Lenoir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Taylorsville Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Isenhour Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Stony Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Icard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valdese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Yellow Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Enola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Shoups Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- North Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Viewmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Long View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Saint Stephens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Brookford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Mountain View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Fairbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Advent Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Meadow Brook Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Fairgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Conover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Toluca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Olive Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Knob Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Belwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Casar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Fallston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Delight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Lawndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Cherryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dellview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- High Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Eufola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Love Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Troutman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Ostwalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Boger City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- McDowell County
- Patten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Stony Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Bamboo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Deep Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Boomer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Ferguson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Moravian Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Adley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Maple Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Purlear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilkesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cricket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grace Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Grace Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Grace Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grace Chapel.
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 Grace Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grace Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <2>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Grace Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grace Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grace Chapel, with the one closest to Grace Chapel listed first.
- Petra Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Granite Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Sawmills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Penelope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Little River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Draco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Baton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Rutherford College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Connelly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grace Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grace Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Grace Chapel ...
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 Grace Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grace Chapel, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grace Chapel.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Grace Chapel:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grace Chapel) 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 Grace Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |