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 Palestine (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 Palestine. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Palestine is located in Stanly 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 Stanly County: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Palestine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palestine:
- Stanly County (The home county of Palestine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Badin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Palmerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Albemarle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Plyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Misenheimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Millingport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lambert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Red Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Ansonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Burnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Sugar Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Polkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Peachland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wadesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Georgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Rimer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Handy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Complex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Denton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Southmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Silver Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Silver Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Cotton Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Holly Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sapona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Davie County
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Mecklenburg County
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Wadeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Abner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Mount Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Allreds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Biscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ether
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eagle Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jugtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Eleazer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Mechanic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Seagrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Michfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Yow Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Asheboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Mangum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Norman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pooletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Crescent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Faith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Timbercreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Granite Quarry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palestine, see our County-by-County Page for Palestine.
Cemeteries Near Palestine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palestine.
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 Palestine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palestine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Freedom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Newsom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eudy Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Palestine had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Albemarle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Uwharrie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Finger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Pinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jackson Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palestine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palestine.
Newspapers Published in Palestine ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palestine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palestine, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palestine.
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 Palestine:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stanly County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Palestine) 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 Palestine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |