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 Mundo Vista (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 Mundo Vista. 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 Mundo Vista ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mundo Vista: Mundo Vis.
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 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.
Mundo Vista is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Mundo Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mundo Vista:
- Randolph County (The home county of Mundo Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Randleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asheboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Worthville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Mechanic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Cedar Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Millboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Archdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Kimesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Snow Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Alamance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alamance is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- The Country
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Country is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Country
- Glenwood Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Mark View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mark View is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
- Random Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Westview Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Terrace is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Terrace
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Siler City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bennett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bonlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Eden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Silver Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Complex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Handy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Holly Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Silver Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Abotts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Jefferson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Horneytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Beeson Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Kernersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sedge Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
- Sun Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Applegate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Cliffwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Christy Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
- High Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Rosemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Waughtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Allen Jay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Freeman Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Sherwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Kirkman Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Climax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Julian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Latham Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Southmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Abner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Asbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Allreds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Eldorado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ether
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Biscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Jugtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Robbins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Craven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Trading Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Yadkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Gold Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Shannon Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Palmerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Badin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mundo Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Mundo Vista.
Cemeteries Near Mundo Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mundo Vista.
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 Mundo Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mundo Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- John Wesley Stand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harshaw Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Balfour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Friends Meeting Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andrews Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Baptist Temple Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Home Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Mundo Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mundo Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mundo Vista, with the one closest to Mundo Vista listed first.
- Sophia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Randleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Central Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Worthville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Glenola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenola is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenola
- Farmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Progress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ulah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Cedar Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Millboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Level Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cid is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mundo Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mundo Vista.
Newspapers Published in Mundo Vista ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mundo Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mundo Vista, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mundo Vista.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mundo Vista:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Rowan County
- Stanly 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mundo Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Mundo Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |