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 Maple Grove (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 Maple Grove. 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 Maple Grove ...
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 Maple Grove: Maple Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maple Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Grove.
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 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.
Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Grove:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Maple Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Rufus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Collettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adako
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Blowing Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Gamewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Lenoir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Pinehurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Little River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Liledoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Brownwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Todd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Obids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Glendale Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Grandfather
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pineola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Seven Devils
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Crossnore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linville Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Banner Elk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 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 Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Linville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Calvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- 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
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glen Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Parkhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Rutherford College
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valdese
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Connelly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Long View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- North Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Advent Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Brookford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Saint Stephens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Sweetwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Little Switzerland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Patten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Altapass
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Penland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bakersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Buladean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Tipton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Foscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Matney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Boone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valle Crucis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bamboo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Vilas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Rominger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Sands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Ferguson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Boomer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Purlear
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Adley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Millers Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Double Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Newdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Celo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Hamrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Green Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Shell Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Heaton Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Roan Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Tolley Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Norris
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Trade
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Grove.
Cemeteries Near Maple Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Grove.
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 Maple Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Rich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rufus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cary Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (500 more) ...
- Estes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Maple Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Globe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Collettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Kelsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Jonas Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Blowing Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Foscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Gamewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shulls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Crossnore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Table Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Grove.
Newspapers Published in Maple Grove ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Grove, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Grove.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Maple Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yancey County
- Carter 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> | 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 Maple Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |