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 Midpine (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 Midpine. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Midpine 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 Midpine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midpine:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Midpine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- White Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Kings Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Light Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Patterson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Elizabeth City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Stubbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Camp Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Banoak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Cooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Maiden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Blackburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Propst Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Rhoney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Duan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Startown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Killian Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 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 Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Bessemer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- South Gastonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Gastonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dellview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Dallas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Ranlo
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Smyre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- High Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Crouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Iron Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Hulls Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Boger City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Machpelah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Dalton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Chateau Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Yorkmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Biddleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Hollis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- 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
- Washburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Alexander Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bostic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Forest City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Kings Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blacksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Cabal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cabal is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lowrys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Smith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lancaster County (SC)
- Camp Cox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Cowpens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
- Mayo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pacolet Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <1>
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Union County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Lockhart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Union County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Hickory Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lake Wylie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midpine, see our County-by-County Page for Midpine.
Cemeteries Near Midpine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midpine.
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 Midpine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Midpine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- El Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherokee Street Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Grover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47568 <2>
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Mtn. Battleground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Deal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Midpine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Midpine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Midpine, with the one closest to Midpine listed first.
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Kings Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bessemer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Blacksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Midpine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midpine.
Newspapers Published in Midpine ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midpine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Midpine, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Midpine.
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 Midpine:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York 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> | 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 Midpine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Midpine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |