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 Long Island (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 Long Island. 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 Long Island ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Island: Long Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Long Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Island.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Long Island is located in Catawba 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 Catawba County: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Long Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Long Island:
- Catawba County (The home county of Long Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Monbo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Sherrills Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Murrays Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Terrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drums Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Catfish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Sunrise Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Hiddenite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Isenhour Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rocky Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Liledoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Hildebran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rhodhiss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Icard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Connelly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford College
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Fisher Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Granite Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Draco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Sawmills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Cleveland County
- Toluca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Calahaln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Cooleemee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Alexis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Lucia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Stanley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Mount Holly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ranlo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Brown Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Eufola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Troutman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Ostwalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Doolie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Shepherds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Scotts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Mazeppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Denver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Machpelah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Boger City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Lincolnton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Croft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chateau Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Paw Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Barber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Mill Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Enochville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Corriher Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Five Forks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Moravian Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Boomer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Yadkin County
- Windsors Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Long Island, see our County-by-County Page for Long Island.
Cemeteries Near Long Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Island.
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 Long Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Long Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Troutman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smyres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iredell Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Denver Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fourth Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Long Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Long Island, with the one closest to Long Island listed first.
- Monbo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Bandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troutman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Doolie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Watts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Catfish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Mayhew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Shepherds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shinnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shinnville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
- River View ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Scotts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Long Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Island.
Newspapers Published in Long Island ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Island, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Long Island:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan 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> | 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 Long Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Long Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |