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 High Shoals (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 High Shoals. 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 southwest 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 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.
High Shoals is located in Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near High Shoals. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Shoals:
- Gaston County (The home county of High Shoals)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Alexis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Ranlo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Spencer Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Gastonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smyre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Bessemer City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Lucia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Taylorsville Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Camp Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Hildebran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Icard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodhiss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford College
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Fisher Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Granite Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Maiden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Olivers Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Killian Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Drums Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Duan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Blackburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Plateau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Startown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Banoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Rhoney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Bandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Stony Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Stubbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Beam Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Elizabeth City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Light Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Fallston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Briarwood Townhouses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Mayhew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mount Mourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Eufola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Ostwalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Mazeppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Iron Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Machpelah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Paw Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Cornelius
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Dixie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Spring Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Pinecrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Croft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Davidson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Biddleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Rutherford County
- Hollis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Kings Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- Camp Cox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Bowling Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Wylie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Filbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Tega Cay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- India Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Riverview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Fort Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Shoals, see our County-by-County Page for High Shoals.
Cemeteries Near High Shoals ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Shoals.
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 High Shoals - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Shoals covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Antioch Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mauney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollybrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gainsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
- The North Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Oakland Street Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amity Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keener - Shrum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caleb Carpenter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Coral Park Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westview Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 High Shoals in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Shoals.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Shoals, with the one closest to High Shoals listed first.
- Hardins
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Iron Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincolnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Machpelah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Bessemer City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Lowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cherryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McAdenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reepsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Shoals. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Shoals.
Newspapers Published in High Shoals ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Shoals.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Shoals, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Shoals.
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 High Shoals:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- High Shoals) 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 High Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |