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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Monteith. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Monteith to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Monteith, please Contact Us.
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 Monteith (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 Monteith. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Monteith is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Monteith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monteith:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of Monteith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Newell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Croft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chantilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Spring Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Biddleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Chateau Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Huntersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Anson County
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cannon Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Sherrills Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Drums Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Lucia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brown Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McAdenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spencer Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Alexis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Ranlo
(23 miles [37 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
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Mount Mourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mooresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mayhew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mazeppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Shepherds
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Ostwalt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barium Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Lowesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Machpelah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Kannapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enochville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- North Kannapolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Corriher Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Landis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Five Forks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harts ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- China Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harris Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Shupings Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Correll Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Faith
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Locust
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stanfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lambert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Red Cross
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Millingport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Misenheimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Cedar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Richfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albemarle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Stallings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Hemby Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Park
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Wesley Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 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 Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Camp Cox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Tega Cay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- India Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monteith, see our County-by-County Page for Monteith.
Cemeteries Near Monteith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monteith.
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 Monteith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monteith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Newell Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plaza Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlotte Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jonahville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Logan Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hendrix Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48276 <3>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rutherford Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.
Monteith itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
- Newell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Derita
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Derita is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derita
- Croft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Pioneer Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Burdett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastfield is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastfield
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Huntersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monteith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monteith.
Newspapers Published in Monteith ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monteith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monteith, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monteith.
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 Monteith:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Monteith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monteith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |