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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 Immer (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 Immer. 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 hospitals and 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.

Immer is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Anson, Davidson, Moore, Randolph, Richmond & Stanly.

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

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Immer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Immer, with the one closest to Immer listed first.
    • Abner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Abner is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Ophir
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Eldorado
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Allreds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
    • Blaine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Asbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Asbury is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Ether
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ether is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
    • Troy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Star
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Biscoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Wadeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Immer, with the one closest to Immer listed first.
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Roper is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Ansonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Cabarrus County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Chatham County
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Immer, with the one closest to Immer listed first.
    • Complex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Complex is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
    • Handy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Handy is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
    • Denton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
    • Cedar Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Silver Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Southmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Southmont is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Eden ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Eden is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Cotton Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
    • Fair Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
    • Holly Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Linwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Guilford County
    • Allen Jay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Immer, with the one closest to Immer listed first.
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dover is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Jugtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jugtown is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
    • Robbins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Zion Grove is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
    • Parkwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Parkwood is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Seven Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
    • Harris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Jackson Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
    • West End
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxfire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Foxfire is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Carthage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Immer, with the one closest to Immer listed first.
    • Eleazer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eleazer is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
    • Seagrove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Michfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Michfield is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
    • Mechanic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
    • Yow Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
    • Asheboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • Cedar Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
    • Central Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Central Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
    • Franklinville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sophia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ramseur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Immer, with the one closest to Immer listed first.
    • Norman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Mangum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mangum is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Ellerbe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Immer, with the one closest to Immer listed first.
    • Morgan Ford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
    • Pooletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pooletown is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
    • Gold Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Liberty is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Craven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Craven is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Garfield is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Rockwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Trading Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
    • Crescent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Crescent is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Timbercreek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
    • Faith
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Granite Quarry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Immer, with the one closest to Immer listed first.
    • Badin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Palmerville is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
    • New London
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Albemarle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Richfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Norwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Misenheimer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
    • Plyer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Plyer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
    • Millingport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Millingport is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
    • Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Lambert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lambert is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert

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

Cemeteries Near Immer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Immer.

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

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

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

  • Love Joy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Troy.
    • The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Shiloh Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991197 <3>
  • Allen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cagle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fair Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Whynot Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Salem UCC Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (105 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Immer had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ophir
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Eleazer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eleazer is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
  • Eldorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Pisgah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pisgah is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Uwharrie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
  • Okeewemee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Okeewemee is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeewemee
  • Pinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinson is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
  • Allreds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
  • Blaine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Ether
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ether is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
  • Asbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Asbury is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Star
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Palmerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Palmerville is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
    • Mechanic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic

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

Newspapers Published in Immer ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Immer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Immer, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Immer.

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 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 Immer:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Immer) 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 Immer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.