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 Misenheimer (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 Misenheimer. 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 southeast 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 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.
Misenheimer is located in Stanly 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 Stanly County: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Misenheimer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Misenheimer:
- Stanly County (The home county of Misenheimer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Richfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Albemarle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Badin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Lambert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Red Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Locust
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Ansonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sugar Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Southmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Handy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Complex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cotton Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Silver Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Sapona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Holly Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Mazeppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Mint Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Abner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wadeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Mount Gilead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Allreds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Asbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Ether
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Eleazer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Mechanic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Seagrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Michfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Asheboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- Mangum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Gold Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pooletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Morgan Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Rockwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Craven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Shupings Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Timbercreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Faith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Quarry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Misenheimer, see our County-by-County Page for Misenheimer.
Cemeteries Near Misenheimer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Misenheimer.
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 Misenheimer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Misenheimer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newsom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eudy Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christiana Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (114 more) ...
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Freedom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Misenheimer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Misenheimer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Misenheimer, with the one closest to Misenheimer listed first.
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Gold Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pool ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Finger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Plyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Rockwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Albemarle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Misenheimer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Misenheimer.
Newspapers Published in Misenheimer ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Misenheimer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Misenheimer, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Misenheimer.
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 Misenheimer:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stanly County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Iredell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan County
- Union 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> | 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- Misenheimer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Misenheimer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |