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 Love Valley (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 Love Valley. 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 Love Valley ...
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 Love Valley: Love Vly. (or less commonly used: Love Vally. or Love Vlly.)
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 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.
Love Valley is located in Iredell 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 Iredell County: Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Love Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Love Valley:
- Iredell County (The home county of Love Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Scotts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Turnersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Houstonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Statesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cool Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Eufola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Rocky Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Vashti
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Hiddenite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Millersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Alleghany County
- Roaring Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Draco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Kings Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Concord ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Cedar Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Granite Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Sawmills
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Sunrise Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Oxford Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Catawba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Long Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Claremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Murrays Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Conover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Calahaln
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Pino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Needmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Mount Ulla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodleaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Poplar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mill Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Elkin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elkin Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- State Road
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Mulberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Thurmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Zephyr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Stony Knoll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Copeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Moravian Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Wilkesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- North Wilkesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boomer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Adley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Hamptonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Footville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Branon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Rena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yadkinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Love Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Love Valley.
Cemeteries Near Love Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Love Valley.
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 Love Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Love Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Harmony.
- The Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990084 <2>
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jolly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Love Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Love Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Love Valley, with the one closest to Love Valley listed first.
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Gilreath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath
- Vashti
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Hiddenite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Osbornville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Scotts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Snow Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Creek is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Eagle Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Love Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Love Valley.
Newspapers Published in Love Valley ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Love Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Love Valley, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Love Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Love Valley:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Iredell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Davie County
- Rowan County
- Surry 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Love Valley) 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 Love Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |