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 Grandin (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 Grandin. 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.
Grandin 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 Grandin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grandin:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Grandin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Kings Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cedar Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- Draco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Lenoir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Cajah's Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Liledoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vashti
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Isenhour Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Rocky Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Millersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Fairview Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Taylorsville Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Yates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Brownwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Fleetwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Obids
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Glendale Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Todd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- West Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Transou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Seven Devils
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Banner Elk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pineola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Beech Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rutherford College
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Hildebran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Icard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Valdese
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Drexel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Calvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Jonas Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- North Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Viewmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Saint Stephens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Hickory
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Sweetwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Brookford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Oxford Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Fairbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Advent Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Catfish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Love Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Scotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Stony Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Bamboo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Deep Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Boone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Shulls Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Ferguson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Boomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Maple Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Adley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Purlear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Moravian Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Millers Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Wilbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Johnson County (TN)
- Trade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grandin, see our County-by-County Page for Grandin.
Cemeteries Near Grandin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandin.
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 Grandin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- The Bellview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belleview Cemetery
- Lenoir City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266776 <2>
- Oxford Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harpertown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hermon Methodist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greene Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Grandin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grandin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Elkville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Kings Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Yadkin Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Darby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Buffalo Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Draco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Ready Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Boomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grandin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grandin.
Newspapers Published in Grandin ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grandin, 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 Grandin.
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 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 Grandin:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Iredell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grandin) 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 Grandin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |