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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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 Springs: Maple Spgs. (or less commonly used: Maple Spngs. or Maple Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maple Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Springs.
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.
Maple Springs is located in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Springs:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Maple Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Purlear
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millers Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Cricket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Boomer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Fairplains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Ellendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Vashti
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Little River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Rocky Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Isenhour Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Fairview Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Scottville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Topia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roaring Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Glade Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Obids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Yates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Glendale Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Orion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Todd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Transou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- West Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Warrensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Seven Devils
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Banner Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Beech Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pineola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Connelly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rutherford College
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cedar Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Draco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Blowing Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Lenoir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Abingdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- North Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Saint Stephens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Viewmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Oxford Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Love Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Thurmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- State Road
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Bamboo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Moretz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Swan Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Cycle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Trade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Springs.
Cemeteries Near Maple Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burke Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilkesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48172 <2>
- Taylor Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Edear Parsons Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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, Maple Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Ready Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Parsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Mount Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Purlear
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Darby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Elkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Millers Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Obids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Penley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Buffalo Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Springs.
Newspapers Published in Maple Springs ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Springs, 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 Maple Springs.
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 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Iredell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Johnson County
- Grayson 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 '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- Maple Springs) 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 Maple Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |