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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 Harmony (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 Harmony. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Harmony is located in Iredell 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 Iredell County: Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan & Yadkin.

Below are the counties that are near Harmony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmony:

  • Iredell County     (The home county of Harmony)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Stony Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hiddenite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Vashti
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Fairview Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Taylorsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Isenhour Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Millersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Liledoun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Ellendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Little River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Long Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Island is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Sunrise Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Catfish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Monbo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Catawba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherrills Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Murrays Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
    • Oxford Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Claremont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Terrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bandy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Witherspoon Crossroad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Davidson County
  • Davie County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Cinnamon Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
    • Eaglewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
    • Grapewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
    • Clemmons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Muddy Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lewisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Robin Hood Trace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
    • Cutters Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
    • Hunters Trace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
    • River Ridge Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
    • Robinhood Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
    • Sherwood Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
    • Vienna Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
  • Rowan County
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Elkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elkin Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rusk ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rusk is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Mulberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Stony Knoll
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Siloam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Siloam is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • State Road
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Boyden ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyden is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Zephyr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Clingman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
    • Ronda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Roaring River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
    • Fletcher ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Moravian Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Henderson ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Henderson is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • North Wilkesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilkesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lomax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yadkin County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmony, see our County-by-County Page for Harmony.

Cemeteries Near Harmony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony.

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 Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Harmony had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Harmony had a population of 604 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmony.

Newspapers Published in Harmony ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmony.

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 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 Harmony:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Harmony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.