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 Henry River (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 Henry River. 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.
Name Variations for Henry River ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Henry River: Henry Riv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Henry River is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Henry River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henry River:
- Burke County (The home county of Henry River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Hildebran
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Icard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodhiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Connelly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valdese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Camp Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Enola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Taylorsville Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Isenhour Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Liledoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Granite Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northlakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Concord ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sawmills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Baton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cajah's Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Pinehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Gamewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Lenoir
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Abingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Advent Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Long View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Brookford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Propst Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Viewmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Fairbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Banoak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Toluca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Olive Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Knob Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Belwood
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fallston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Delight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Lawndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Polkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Dellview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Alexis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Bessemer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Eufola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Scotts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Barium Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Doolie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Statesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Troutman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Lincolnton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Crouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Iron Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- River View ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Hollis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Washburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Boomer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Ferguson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Moravian Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henry River, see our County-by-County Page for Henry River.
Cemeteries Near Henry River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henry River.
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 Henry River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henry River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brookford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams - Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- AME Zion Church Rhoneys Chapel
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.<3>
While we didn't find Henry River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henry River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henry River, with the one closest to Henry River listed first.
- Penelope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Connelly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Sawmills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Plateau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Startown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Baton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Shoups Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Petra Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Drexel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henry River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henry River.
Newspapers Published in Henry River ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henry River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henry River, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henry River.
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 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 Henry River:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford 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> | 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 Henry River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Henry River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |