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 Osbornville (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 Osbornville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Osbornville is located in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Osbornville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osbornville:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Osbornville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Ronda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roaring River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- North Wilkesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moravian Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilkesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairplains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Vashti
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hiddenite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Fairview Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Millersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Ellendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Taylorsville Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Little River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hooker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Laurel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Draco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Kings Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Sunrise Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Oxford Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Monbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Claremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murrays Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Conover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Calahaln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Pino
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Bermuda Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cooleemee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Grapewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Cinnamon Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Robin Hood Trace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Donnaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Clemmons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dozier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Houstonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Love Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Scotts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Cool Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Statesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Barium Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodleaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bear Poplar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mount Ulla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Elkin Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- State Road
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rockford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Mountain Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Thurmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zephyr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stony Knoll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Copeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Dobson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Hamptonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Branon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Rena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Footville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yadkinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Courtney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osbornville, see our County-by-County Page for Osbornville.
Cemeteries Near Osbornville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osbornville.
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 Osbornville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osbornville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Harmony.
- The Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990084 <2>
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hanes Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Osbornville had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osbornville, with the one closest to Osbornville listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Marler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Eagle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hamptonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Houstonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Longtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Olin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Rena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osbornville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osbornville.
Newspapers Published in Osbornville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osbornville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osbornville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osbornville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Osbornville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Surry 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Osbornville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Osbornville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |