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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 Holbrook (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 Holbrook. 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.

Holbrook is located in Stanly 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 Stanly County: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan & Union.

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

  • Stanly County     (The home county of Holbrook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Albemarle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Badin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Palmerville is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
    • Cedar Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • New London
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Plyer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Plyer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
    • Richfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Millingport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Millingport is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
    • Misenheimer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lambert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lambert is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Roper is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Burnsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Burnsville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Ansonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Sugar Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
    • Polkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Polkton is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
    • Peachland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wadesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lilesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Georgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Rimer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
    • Midland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Concord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Tent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Fisher Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Handy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Handy is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
    • Complex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Complex is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
    • Denton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Southmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Southmont is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Silver Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Cedar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Silver Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
    • Cotton Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
    • Linwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Holly Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Sapona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Sapona is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
  • Davie County
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Clinton is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Allen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Mint Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Blaine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Eldorado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Ophir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Wadeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Mount Gilead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Troy is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Abner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Abner is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Allreds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
    • Biscoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <1>
    • Ether
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ether is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
    • Star
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Star is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Dover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dover is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Eagle Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jugtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jugtown is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Eleazer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Eleazer is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
    • Mechanic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
    • Seagrove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Michfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Michfield is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
    • Yow Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
    • Asheboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Mangum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mangum is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Norman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Gold Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan Ford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
    • Pooletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pooletown is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Rockwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Craven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Craven is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Crescent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crescent is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Faith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shupings Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
    • Timbercreek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
    • Granite Quarry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Unionville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Unionville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
    • Marshville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Holbrook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holbrook.

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

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fairview Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stanly Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplin Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Freedom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanes Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eudy Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...

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 Holbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holbrook.

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

  • Palestine
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Palestine is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Albemarle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmerville is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
  • New London
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plyer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Plyer is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
  • Bloomington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Uwharrie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
  • Millerton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Millerton is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Eldorado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Blaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Finger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Finger is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
  • Norwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Drys Mill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
    • Cottonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cottonville is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
    • Ophir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir

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

Newspapers Published in Holbrook ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holbrook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holbrook, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holbrook.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Holbrook:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holbrook) 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 Holbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.