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 Peachland (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 Peachland. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Peachland is located in Anson 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 Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Peachland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peachland:
- Anson County (The home county of Peachland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Polkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sugar Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Wadesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Roper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Lilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- McFarlan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Mint Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weddington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Mangum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Cordova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Honey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- East Rockingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rockingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellerbe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Oakboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Stanfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cedar Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Albemarle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millingport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Badin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Marshville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Allens Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Wingate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Altan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Carmel Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Lake Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Mount Croghan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pageland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Chesterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Angelus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Cheraw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Camp Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Primus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peachland, see our County-by-County Page for Peachland.
Cemeteries Near Peachland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peachland.
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 Peachland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peachland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Pine View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Richmond - Sturdivant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baucoms Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camden Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camden Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Wadesboro.
- Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anson Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- Bennett Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Peachland had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Peachland had a population of 402 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peachland, with the one closest to Peachland listed first.
- Polkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Wadesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Long Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Deep Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Ansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Rock Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Hornsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Paris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cottonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Mount Croghan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peachland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peachland.
Newspapers Published in Peachland ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peachland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peachland, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peachland.
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 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 Peachland:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Anson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Richmond County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Chesterfield County
- Lancaster County
- Marlboro 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peachland) 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 Peachland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |