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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 Olivers Crossroads (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 Olivers Crossroads. 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 Olivers Crossroads ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Olivers Crossroads: Olivers Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Olivers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Olivers Crossroads may originally have been Oliver's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Olivers Crossroads might be written as Oliver Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Olivers Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olivers Crossroads.
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 southwest 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 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.
Olivers Crossroads 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 Olivers Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olivers Crossroads:
- Catawba County (The home county of Olivers Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Drums Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Killian Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Bandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Providence Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Duan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Maiden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherrills Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Taylorsville Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Millersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Isenhour Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Fairview Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Liledoun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Little River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Rocky Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Hildebran
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Icard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodhiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Rutherford College
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valdese
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Enola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Fisher Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Granite Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Sawmills
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 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 <2>
- Draco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Cajah's Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Cedar Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Toluca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Fallston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Belwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Knob Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Beam Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Stony Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stubbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Olive Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Kings Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Alexis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- High Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lucia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Mount Holly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ranlo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Cherryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tryon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Dellview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Mayhew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Eufola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Mount Mourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Barium Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Troutman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Ostwalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Mooresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Statesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Boger City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Lincolnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Crouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Croft
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chateau Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Paw Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dixie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Pinecrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Biddleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Dalton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Harts ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Enochville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corriher Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Mill Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Five Forks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Kannapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Landis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- York County (SC)
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olivers Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Olivers Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Olivers Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olivers Crossroads.
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 Olivers Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olivers Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coral Park Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keener - Shrum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Denver Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keever Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Eastview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Olivers Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olivers Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olivers Crossroads, with the one closest to Olivers Crossroads listed first.
- Bandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Maiden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Monbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Startown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Lincolnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Conover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- River View ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Mayhew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Catfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olivers Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olivers Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Olivers Crossroads ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olivers Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olivers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olivers Crossroads.
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 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 Olivers Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Olivers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Olivers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |