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 Mountain View (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 Mountain View. 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 Mountain View ...
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.
Another variation: Mountainview.
- A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mountain View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain View.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Mountain View 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 Mountain View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain View:
- Catawba County (The home county of Mountain View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Meadow Brook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Brookford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Long View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Propst Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Advent Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Fairbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Viewmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Rhoney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Blackburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Fairgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Taylorsville Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Little River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Millersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Isenhour Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Fairview Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Hildebran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Icard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodhiss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valdese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Drexel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Yellow Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Enola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Northlakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Concord ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Granite Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Baton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Cajah's Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Draco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Pinehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Cedar Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Gamewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Toluca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Knob Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Olive Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Belwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Casar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fallston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Beam Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Delight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Lawndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Dellview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Tryon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Alexis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Bessemer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Spencer Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Gastonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Eufola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Scotts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Barium Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Mayhew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Troutman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Doolie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Love Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Lincolnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Boger City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Crouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Iron Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Hollis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Boomer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Ferguson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moravian Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain View, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain View.
Cemeteries Near Mountain View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain View.
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 Mountain View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Brookford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- AME Zion Church Rhoneys Chapel
- Catawba Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams - Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Mountain View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
- Penelope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Blackburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Plateau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Startown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Granite Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Rutherford College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maiden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Petra Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Reepsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Sawmills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain View.
Newspapers Published in Mountain View ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain View, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain View.
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 Mountain View:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Wilkes 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> | 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 Mountain View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |