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 Pea Ridge (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 Pea Ridge. 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 Pea Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pea Ridge: Pea Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pea Rdge. or Pea Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pea Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pea Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pea Ridge is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Henderson, Rutherford, Greenville (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Pea Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pea Ridge:
- Polk County (The home county of Pea Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Mill Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Swannanoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Busbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Skyland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Azalea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Avery Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Brindletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Cliffside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Mooresboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- New House
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Boiling Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lattimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Polkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Campcall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Kingstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Delight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Bat Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Bearwallow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Saluda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Upward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Gerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- U-No
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Zirconia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Carolina Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Claremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Sugar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Lackey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Old Fort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Dendron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Greenlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- West Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Patten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Rutherfordton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Bakersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Spindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Lure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Chimney Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Alexander Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Transylvania County
- Penrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Chesnee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gaffney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Gowensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Tigerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Greer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <1>
- Chick Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Landrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
- Fingerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Campobello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gramling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Inman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
- Inman Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Boiling Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mayo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Southern Shops
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairforest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pea Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pea Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pea Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pea Ridge.
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 Pea Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pea Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Abrams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Pea Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pea Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Mack ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Uree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Rutherfordton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Sandy Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Tryon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chimney Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Fingerville
(13 miles [20.9 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 Pea Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pea Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pea Ridge ...
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 Pea Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pea Ridge, 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 Pea Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pea Ridge:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- McDowell County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pea Ridge) 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 Pea Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |