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 Monterey Park (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 Monterey Park. 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 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 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.
Monterey Park is located in Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Monterey Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monterey Park:
- Gaston County (The home county of Monterey Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Spencer Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Ranlo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cramerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Alexis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Camp Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Providence Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Maiden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Drums Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Duan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Bandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Sherrills Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Banoak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Blackburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Waco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Stubbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Light Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Grover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Elizabeth City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Beam Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Mayhew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mount Mourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mooresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Eufola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Ostwalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Iron Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Crouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Boger City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Paw Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Chateau Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Pinecrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Dalton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Biddleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Wilmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Huntersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Charlotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cornelius
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Marvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Indian Trail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stallings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Kings Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Camp Cox
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Wylie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Filbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Tega Cay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- India Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monterey Park, see our County-by-County Page for Monterey Park.
Cemeteries Near Monterey Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monterey Park.
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 Monterey Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monterey Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- North Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
- The North Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Oakland Street Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47713 <2>
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaston Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Gaston Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <2>
- Edgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aviary Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mauney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Firestone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Monterey Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monterey Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gastonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McAdenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bessemer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Lucia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Paw Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monterey Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monterey Park.
Newspapers Published in Monterey Park ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monterey Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monterey Park, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monterey Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Monterey Park:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Lancaster County
- York 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monterey Park) 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 Monterey Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |