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 Orchard Hills (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 Orchard Hills. 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 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.
Orchard Hills is located in Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Orchard Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Hills:
- Rowan County (The home county of Orchard Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Correll Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Red Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- Faith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Quarry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eaman Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Overbrook Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Overbrook Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Corbin Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oak Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- South Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Harris Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Rimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Terrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Sherrills Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Silver Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Sapona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Jefferson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Denton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Mazeppa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shepherds
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Cool Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Ostwalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Doolie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Troutman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Mayhew
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Davidson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Huntersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- River View ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Spring Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Randolph County
- Eleazer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Misenheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Lambert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Locust
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Albemarle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Badin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Palmerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Yadkin County
- Wyo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Hills.
Cemeteries Near Orchard Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard Hills.
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 Orchard Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- China Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christiana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old English Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (118 more) ...
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Orchard Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Faith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Quarry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Rimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Craven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Trading Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Enochville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Pool ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Harts ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Hills.
Newspapers Published in Orchard Hills ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard Hills, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orchard Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Orchard Hills:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Stanly County
- Yadkin 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orchard Hills) 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 Orchard Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |