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 Legerwood (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 Legerwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Legerwood is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Legerwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Legerwood:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Legerwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Patterson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Cedar Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Rufus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Draco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Abingdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Collettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cajah's Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Gamewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Liledoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Isenhour Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rocky Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Vashti
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Fairview Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alleghany County
- Laurel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Brownwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Yates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Fleetwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Todd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Obids
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Glendale Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Transou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Seven Devils
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pineola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Banner Elk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Linville Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Beech Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Rhodhiss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Drexel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Rutherford College
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Valdese
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Icard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morganton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jonas Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- North Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Long View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Hickory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Viewmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Saint Stephens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Brookford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Advent Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Meadow Brook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Fairbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Oxford Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Love Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Ashford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell County
- Altapass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Bamboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Stony Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Moretz
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Valle Crucis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Matney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Boomer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Purlear
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Moravian Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Millers Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Wilbar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Cricket
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Wilkesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Trade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Legerwood, see our County-by-County Page for Legerwood.
Cemeteries Near Legerwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Legerwood.
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 Legerwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Legerwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- The Bellview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belleview Cemetery
- Lenoir City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266776 <2>
- Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rufus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hermon Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bolick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Legerwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Legerwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Legerwood, with the one closest to Legerwood listed first.
- Yadkin Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Patterson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Buffalo Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Elkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Darby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Penley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Draco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Collettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Legerwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Legerwood.
Newspapers Published in Legerwood ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Legerwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Legerwood, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Legerwood.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Legerwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Iredell County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson 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' (or 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- Legerwood) 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 Legerwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |