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 Monbo (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 Monbo. 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 doctors 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.
Monbo is located in Catawba 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 Catawba County: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Monbo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monbo:
- Catawba County (The home county of Monbo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Long Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Sherrills Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Murrays Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Drums Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Killian Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Sunrise Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Olivers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Catfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Stony Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Taylorsville Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Hiddenite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Millersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Isenhour Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rocky Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Liledoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Hildebran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rhodhiss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Icard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Connelly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Fisher Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Granite Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Draco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Sawmills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Calahaln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Cooleemee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Lucia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Alexis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Stanley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Mount Holly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Spencer Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ranlo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Brown Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McAdenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smyre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Eufola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Barium Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Troutman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ostwalt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Doolie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Shepherds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Mooresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mount Mourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Scotts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Machpelah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Boger City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Lincolnton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Henry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Davidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Croft
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Spring Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chateau Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Paw Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Biddleville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Harts ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Mill Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Enochville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Corriher Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Five Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Needmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Yadkin County
- Windsors Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monbo, see our County-by-County Page for Monbo.
Cemeteries Near Monbo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monbo.
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 Monbo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monbo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Troutman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iredell Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smyres Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Denver Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Monbo had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monbo, with the one closest to Monbo listed first.
- Troutman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Bandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Doolie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Watts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Shepherds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shinnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shinnville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- River View ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mooresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Mount Mourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monbo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monbo.
Newspapers Published in Monbo ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monbo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monbo, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monbo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Monbo:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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> | 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 Monbo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Monbo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |