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 Marys 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 Marys 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 Marys 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.
- A typical abbreviation for Marys Grove: Marys Grv.
- While the name of this community is Marys Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Marys Grove may originally have been Mary's Grove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Marys Grove might be written as Mary Grove.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Marys Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marys 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Marys Grove is located in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Marys Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marys Grove:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Marys Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Elizabeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Light Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Beam Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Kings Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Briarwood Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Camp Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Hildebran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Icard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Enola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Connelly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Rhodhiss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford College
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Valdese
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brindletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Caldwell County
- Northlakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Banoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Cooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Blackburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Propst Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Rhoney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Maiden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Startown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Duan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Advent Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Perry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Cherryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tryon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Dellview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Bessemer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gastonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Ranlo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Alexis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Smyre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Iredell County
- Mayhew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Crouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boger City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Machpelah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell County
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Chateau Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- River View ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Dalton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Huntersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Cornelius
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Yorkmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Biddleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Hollis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Six Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Ellenboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caroleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Henrietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Washburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bostic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sunshine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Alexander Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Sandy Mush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Forest City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Blacksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Clover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Filbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Hickory Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Wylie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Blairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marys Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Marys Grove.
Cemeteries Near Marys Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marys 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 Marys Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marys Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Hullender Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Capernaum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Street Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ross Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Freedom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Marys Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marys Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Perry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Cherryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Stubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Bessemer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Beam Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Double Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marys Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marys Grove.
Newspapers Published in Marys 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marys Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marys Grove, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marys Grove.
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 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 Marys Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Marys Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Marys Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |