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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 Mayhew (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 Mayhew. 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.

Mayhew 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 Mayhew. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayhew:

  • Iredell County     (The home county of Mayhew)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
    • Stony Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Hiddenite
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Millersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Isenhour Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Rocky Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Bethlehem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Liledoun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Taylorsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Burke County
    • Hildebran
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisher Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Poplar Tent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rimer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Georgeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
    • Northlakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Terrell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherrills Ford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monbo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Killian Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Long Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Island is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Bandy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Drums Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Murrays Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
    • Catawba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
  • Davie County
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
    • Lucia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Holly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • High Shoals
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
    • Spencer Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Brown Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Dallas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranlo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cornelius
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Davidson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Croft
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Spring Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Chateau Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Paw Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Greenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Newell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Biddleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
    • Harts ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Harts is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
    • Mount Ulla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Enochville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Five Points
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Five Points is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Bear Poplar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
    • Corriher Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
    • Five Forks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Five Forks is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Kannapolis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Landis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mill Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • North Kannapolis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
    • Cleveland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Mayhew ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayhew.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew 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.<3>

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

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

  • Doolie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mount Mourne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • River View ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Mooresville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Denver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shepherds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Triangle ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
  • Davidson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Monbo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Monbo is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
  • Caldwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Hopewell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Shinnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shinnville is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cowans Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Ford
    • Troutman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Mayhew ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayhew.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayhew, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayhew.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mayhew:

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>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 Mayhew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mayhew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.