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 Oak Cliffs (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 Oak Cliffs. 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.
Oak Cliffs is located in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County: Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Cliffs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Cliffs:
- Cabarrus County (The home county of Oak Cliffs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Burnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Roper ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Ansonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sugar Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Peachland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Polkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Southmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Handy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Complex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Denton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cotton Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Tyro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Mooresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mazeppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Shepherds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Doolie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Lincoln County
- Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Mint Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Croft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chantilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Davidson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Blaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Mount Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Wadeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Randolph County
- Eleazer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shupings Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kannapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Kannapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Faith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harris Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- China Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Landis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Lambert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Locust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Millingport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Red Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Plyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Stanfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Misenheimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albemarle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Hemby Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Stallings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Indian Trail
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marshville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Rock Rest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Cliffs, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Cliffs.
Cemeteries Near Oak Cliffs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Cliffs.
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 Oak Cliffs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Cliffs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eudy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakboro Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Old Freedom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ira V. Ferguson Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Oak Cliffs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Cliffs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Cliffs, with the one closest to Oak Cliffs listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Finger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Plyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Pioneer Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Cliffs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Cliffs.
Newspapers Published in Oak Cliffs ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Cliffs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Cliffs, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Cliffs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oak Cliffs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cabarrus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Cliffs) 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 Oak Cliffs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |