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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Grimes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Grimes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grimes, please Contact Us.
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 Grimes (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 Grimes. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Grimes is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Grimes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grimes:
- Rowan County (The home county of Grimes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Harris Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Correll Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- China Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- Shupings Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Landis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Granite Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- North Kannapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Corriher Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monbo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Sherrills Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Killian Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Bandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Tyro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Sapona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Silver Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Currytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Denton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(21 miles [33.8 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- Muddy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Gaston County
- Lucia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Mazeppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shepherds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Ostwalt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Doolie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Cool Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mayhew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Troutman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Westport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lowesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Davidson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Huntersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- River View ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chateau Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Chantilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Misenheimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- New London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Plyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Locust
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Red Cross
(24 miles [38.6 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 south)
- Albemarle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- 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 Grimes, see our County-by-County Page for Grimes.
Cemeteries Near Grimes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grimes.
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 Grimes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grimes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- China Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christiana Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old English Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Grimes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grimes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- China Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granite Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Enochville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Rockwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bear Poplar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mount Ulla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grimes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grimes.
Newspapers Published in Grimes ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grimes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grimes, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grimes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Grimes:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Grimes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Grimes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |