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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 Lucia (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 Lucia. 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 northwest 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 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.

Lucia is located in Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Lucia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lucia:

  • Gaston County     (The home county of Lucia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucia, with the one closest to Lucia listed first.
    • Mount Holly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Stanley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alexis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Spencer Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
    • Belmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brown Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Lowell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McAdenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranlo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cramerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dallas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucia, with the one closest to Lucia listed first.
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Poplar Tent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Fisher Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Harrisburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Midland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rimer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucia, with the one closest to Lucia listed first.
    • Killian Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Terrell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Drums Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Sherrills Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Providence Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
    • Bandy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Maiden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Monbo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Duan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Duan is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
    • Long Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Long Island is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Murrays Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucia, with the one closest to Lucia listed first.
    • Kings Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • White Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Stony Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Elbethel ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Stubbs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Wilson ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wilson is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Beam Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
    • Fallston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Light Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
    • Grover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Durbro ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Durbro is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
  • Iredell County
  • Lincoln County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucia, with the one closest to Lucia listed first.
    • Huntersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Paw Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cornelius
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chateau Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Croft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Davidson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Biddleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Dalton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Pinecrest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowan County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucia, with the one closest to Lucia listed first.
    • Stallings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemby Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Trail
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marvin is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • Lake Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • White Oak is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Lancaster County (SC)
  • York County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lucia, see our County-by-County Page for Lucia.

Cemeteries Near Lucia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lucia.

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 Lucia - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lucia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lucia, with the one closest to Lucia listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lucia had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lucia, with the one closest to Lucia listed first.

  • Lowesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Mountain Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
  • Cowans Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Ford
  • Mount Holly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Martindale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Machpelah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Triangle ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
  • Huntersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Paw Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
  • Lowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • McAdenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lucia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lucia.

Newspapers Published in Lucia ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lucia, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lucia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lucia:

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 Lucia, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lucia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.