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 Little River (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 Little River. 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.
Name Variations for Little River ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Little River: Little Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little River.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Little River is located in Alexander 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 Alexander County: Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Wilkes & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Little River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little River:
- Alexander County (The home county of Little River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Ellendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Isenhour Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Fairview Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Vashti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Stony Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Yates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Obids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Brownwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Icard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford College
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valdese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Chesterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Morganton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Enola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Shoups Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Draco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Concord ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Kings Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Northlakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Cedar Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Granite Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Baton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- North Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Saint Stephens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Viewmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Sweetwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Oxford Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Fairbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Long View
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Brookford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Conover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Toluca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Olive Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Knob Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Belwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Love Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eufola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Olin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Troutman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Ostwalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Boger City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Denver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Stony Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Bamboo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Deep Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Boone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Boomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moravian Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Wilkesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Maple Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Purlear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- North Wilkesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little River, see our County-by-County Page for Little River.
Cemeteries Near Little River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little River.
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 Little River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Bentley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <2>
- Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jolly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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, Little River had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Ellendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Petra Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Draco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Taylorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Kings Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Granite Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Sawmills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Penelope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Hiddenite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little River.
Newspapers Published in Little River ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little River, 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 Little River.
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 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 Little River:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alexander County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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- Little River) 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 Little River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |