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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 Mint Hollow (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 Hollow. 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 Mint Hollow ...

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 Mint Hollow: Mint Holw. (or less commonly used: Mint Hlw. or Mint Hllw.)

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 southwest 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 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 Hollow is located in Mecklenburg 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 Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mint Hollow:

  • Mecklenburg County     (The home county of Mint Hollow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Mint Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Allen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Matthews
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Newell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Chantilly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
    • Belmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Belmont is 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 located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Weddington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Biddleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Wilmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Dalton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Burnsville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Peachland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Roper is 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)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Polkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Polkton is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Midland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Georgeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
      • Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Cannon Cross Roads
      • Cannon's Crossroads
      • Wallace Cross Roads
      • Wallace Crossroads
    • Poplar Tent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Rimer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Mount Holly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Catawba is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Cramerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lucia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lucia is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
    • McAdenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Begonia ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Begonia is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
    • Lowell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Spencer Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Ranlo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ranlo is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
    • Smyre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Smyre is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Mount Mourne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
    • Mooresville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mayhew
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayhew is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Westport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Machpelah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Kannapolis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Enochville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Enochville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
    • North Kannapolis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
    • Landis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Corriher Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
    • China Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Five Forks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Five Forks is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Points
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Five Points is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Harts ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Harts is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
    • Shupings Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
    • Harris Chapel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
    • Rockwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Correll Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Correll Park is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Stanfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Locust
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Red Cross
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Lambert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lambert is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Bloomington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Millingport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Millingport is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
    • Plyer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Plyer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
    • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 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)
    • Richfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Stallings
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hemby Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
    • Indian Trail
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Lake Park is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
    • 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
    • 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
    • Wesley Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Monroe
      (13 miles [20.9 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)
      • Fairfield is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Lancaster County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Camp Cox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
    • Indian Land
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Van Wyck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
    • Camp Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Riverside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow listed first.
    • Fort Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverview is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Lake Wylie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Tega Cay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • India Hook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • Lesslie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
    • Catawba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roddey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Roddey is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern
    • Newport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Mint Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Mint Hollow.

Cemeteries Near Mint Hollow ...

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

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mint Hollow, with the one closest to Mint Hollow 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>

While we didn't find Mint Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mint Hollow.

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

  • Mint Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Burdett ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Kingwood ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Hoods ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
  • 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 located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastfield
  • Sardis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis is 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 located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Monteith ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • 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
    • Harrisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Charlotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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 helpful 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 Hollow:

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