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 Lakewood (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 Lakewood. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lakewood 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 Lakewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakewood:
- Gaston County (The home county of Lakewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Cramerton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McAdenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Brown Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ranlo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Gastonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Poplar Tent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Providence Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Terrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Maiden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Sherrills Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Monbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Murrays Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Blackburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Stony Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Grover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stubbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Light Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elizabeth City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Patterson Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Mayhew
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mount Mourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mooresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Lowesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Iron Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Boger City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Crouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincolnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Chateau Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Dalton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Yorkmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Biddleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Wilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Spring Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chantilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Enochville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Kannapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Marvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Stallings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Trail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hemby Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Wesley Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waxhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Kings Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Smith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Edgemoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Camp Cox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wyck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- India Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Riverview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Fort Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakewood, see our County-by-County Page for Lakewood.
Cemeteries Near Lakewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakewood.
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 Lakewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Aviary Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moores Chapel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Thrift Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morningside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
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 Lakewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McAdenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Mountain Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Gastonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martindale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Steel Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakewood.
Newspapers Published in Lakewood ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakewood, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakewood.
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 Lakewood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Chester 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> | 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 Lakewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lakewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |