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 Olive Grove (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 Olive Grove. 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 Olive Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Olive Grove: Olive Grv.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Olive Grove is located in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Olive Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olive Grove:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Olive Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Casar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Toluca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Belwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Delight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Beam Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Kingstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Taylorsville Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Camp Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Shoups Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Ramsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Enola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Valdese
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brindletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Connelly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Drexel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Baton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Sawmills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Granite Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concord ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Cajah's Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Pinehurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Gamewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Abingdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Adako
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Advent Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Propst Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Meadow Brook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Blackburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Mountain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rhoney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Long View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Brookford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Dellview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- High Shoals
(23 miles [37 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
- Bessemer City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Stanley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boger City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Vein Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Nebo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- West Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Hollis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Ellenboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Bostic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Six Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Caroleen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Forest City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alexander Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Cherokee County (SC)
- Blacksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olive Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Olive Grove.
Cemeteries Near Olive Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olive Grove.
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 Olive Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olive Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Warlick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mooney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williams - Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Tree UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fortune Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Olive Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olive Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olive Grove, with the one closest to Olive Grove listed first.
- Casar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Knob Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Shoups Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Toluca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Delight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Belwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Hollis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olive Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olive Grove.
Newspapers Published in Olive Grove ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olive Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olive Grove, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olive Grove.
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 Olive Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olive Grove) 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 Olive Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |