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 Laurel Hill (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 Laurel Hill. 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 doctors and 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.
Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell & Mecklenburg.
Below are the counties that are near Laurel Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Hill:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Laurel Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boger City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lowesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Westport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Taylorsville Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Isenhour Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Ellendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Camp Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Enola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Connelly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hildebran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Icard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Rutherford College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valdese
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Drexel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Baton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Granite Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Concord ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Sawmills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Cajah's Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Pinehurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Gamewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Lenoir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Abingdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Cooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Advent Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Propst Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Meadow Brook Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Rhoney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Mountain View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Brookford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Long View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Startown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Fairbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Toluca
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Knob Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Olive Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Belwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Casar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fallston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Delight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Lawndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Polkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Campcall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Dellview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- High Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Bessemer City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranlo
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Smyre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Vein Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- West Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Hollis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Ellenboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bostic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Six Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Caroleen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Forest City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Henrietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Sandy Mush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Cherokee County (SC)
- Blacksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Hill.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Hill.
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 Laurel Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Palm Tree UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams - Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warlick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brookford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crowell Memorial UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Laurel Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Hill, with the one closest to Laurel Hill listed first.
- Toluca
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Knob Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Camp Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Hulls Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Shoups Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Belwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Casar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Fallston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plateau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Delight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Reepsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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 Laurel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Hill.
Newspapers Published in Laurel Hill ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Laurel Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- McDowell County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee 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> | 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- Laurel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Laurel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |