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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hoylesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hoylesville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hoylesville, 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 Hoylesville (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 Hoylesville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Hoylesville is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Hoylesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoylesville:
- Gaston County (The home county of Hoylesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alexis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Spencer Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Ranlo
(5 miles [8 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
- Smyre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Gastonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tryon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- McAdenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Camp Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Hildebran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Icard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- 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
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Maiden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Providence Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Drums Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Duan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Plateau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Bandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Blackburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 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
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Stony Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Stubbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Elizabeth City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Light Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Beam Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Fallston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Mayhew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mount Mourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mooresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eufola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Shepherds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Ostwalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Mazeppa
(30 miles [48.3 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 Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Iron Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Crouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Boger City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Machpelah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lincolnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Paw Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dixie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Chateau Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Huntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- River View ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Croft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Biddleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Wilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Kings Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Camp Cox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Wylie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Filbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Tega Cay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- India Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Riverview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Fort Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoylesville, see our County-by-County Page for Hoylesville.
Cemeteries Near Hoylesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoylesville.
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 Hoylesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoylesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Antioch Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mauney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47713 <4>
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westview Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Firestone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gaston Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Gaston Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <4>
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Edgewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Hoylesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoylesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoylesville, with the one closest to Hoylesville listed first.
- Hardins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gastonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iron Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Bessemer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McAdenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Mount Holly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lincolnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lucia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Machpelah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoylesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoylesville.
Newspapers Published in Hoylesville ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoylesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoylesville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoylesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hoylesville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Cherokee County
- Lancaster County
- York 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 Hoylesville, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoylesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |