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 Nims (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 Nims. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Nims 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 Nims. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nims:
- Gaston County (The home county of Nims)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Mount Holly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Brown Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Lucia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cramerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Ranlo
(5 miles [8 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
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Terrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- 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
- Sherrills Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maiden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Duan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Monbo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Murrays Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Stony Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Elizabeth City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Grover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Light Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Beam Mill
(26 miles [41.8 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 Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Mayhew
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mount Mourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mooresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mazeppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Ostwalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Eufola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- 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 Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Lowesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boger City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 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 Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Paw Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Chateau Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Pinecrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Croft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Biddleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Wilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Yorkmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Charlotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Enochville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Kannapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- North Kannapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Corriher Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Landis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Mount Ulla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Marvin
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Indian Trail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stallings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hemby Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Wesley Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Kings Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Camp Cox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- India Hook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Fort Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Filbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nims, see our County-by-County Page for Nims.
Cemeteries Near Nims ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nims.
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 Nims - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nims covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Morningside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aviary Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thrift Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Vision Foursquare Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
- The Pleasant Grove Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Nims in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nims.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nims, with the one closest to Nims listed first.
- Mount Holly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Martindale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Paw Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Lucia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Lowesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gastonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Machpelah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Cowans Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Ford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nims. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nims.
Newspapers Published in Nims ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nims.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nims, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nims.
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 Nims:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan 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> | 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 Nims, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nims) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |