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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 Mint Hill (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 Mint Hill. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Mint Hill is primarily located in Mecklenburg County. A portion of Mint Hill extends into Union 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 Mecklenburg County: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, Lancaster (SC) & York (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Mint Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mint Hill:

  • Mecklenburg County     (The home county of Mint Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hill, with the one closest to Mint Hill listed first.
    • Allen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Matthews
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Providence was located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Newell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Newell is also located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Chantilly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Belmont is also located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Greenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenville is also located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Weddington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Weddington is also located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <1>
    • Biddleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Biddleville is also located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Wilmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dalton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Dalton Village is also located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Yorkmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hill, with the one closest to Mint Hill listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Peachland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Roper was located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Sugar Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
    • Mineral Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Polkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cabarrus County
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hill, with the one closest to Mint Hill listed first.
    • Brown Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Mount Holly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Catawba was located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Cramerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lucia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland was located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • McAdenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Begonia ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Begonia was located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
    • Lowell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ranlo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Smyre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Spencer Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
  • Iredell County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hill, with the one closest to Mint Hill listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
    • Westport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Triangle was located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Machpelah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowan County
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hill, with the one closest to Mint Hill listed first.
    • Stanfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Locust
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Cross
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Red Cross is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Oakboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lambert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Millingport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Plyer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Albemarle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Misenheimer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
    • Norwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • New London
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hill, with the one closest to Mint Hill listed first.
    • Stallings
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hemby Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Trail
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Unionville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
    • Wesley Chapel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • White Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Oak is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marvin is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • Carmel Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
    • Mineral Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster County (SC)
  • York County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Mint Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mint Hill.

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 Mint Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mint Hill, with the one closest to Mint Hill 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 Mint Hill had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mint Hill had a population of 28,109 people.

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

  • Burdett ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Burdett was located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Hoods ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hoods was located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
  • Kingwood ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kingwood was located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Matthews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Trail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eastfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eastfield is also located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastfield
  • Sardis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis is also located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Pioneer Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
  • Stouts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Stouts is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
  • Newell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newell is also located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Monteith ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Monteith was located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
  • Unionville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mint Hill:

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 Mint Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.