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 Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Ridge: Pine Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pine Rdge. or Pine Ridg.) 
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 southeast corner of their home county.  During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Pine Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County .
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend  the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mecklenburg County : Cabarrus , Gaston , Iredell , Lincoln , Union , Lancaster (SC)  & York (SC) .
Below are the counties that are near Pine Ridge.  For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Ridge:
Mecklenburg County      (The home county of Pine Ridge) 
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Newell (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell  Newell is located in Mecklenburg County  Allen (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen  Allen is located in Mecklenburg County  Mint Hill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) 
Belmont (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont  Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County  Croft (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croft.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft  Croft is located in Mecklenburg County  Chantilly (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly  Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County  Charlotte (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) 
Greenville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville  Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County  Spring Lake (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake  Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County  Matthews (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) 
Wilmore (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore  Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County  Biddleville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville  Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County  Chateau Woods (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chateau Woods.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods  Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County    
Anson County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Burnsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville  Burnsville is located in Anson County  Roper  ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper  Roper is located in Anson County  Peachland (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland  Peachland is located in Anson County Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Peachland <2>  
   
Cabarrus County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Harrisburg (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) 
Midland (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland  Midland is located in Cabarrus County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Midland <2>  
 Poplar Tent (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Tent have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent  Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County  Concord (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) 
Cannon Crossroads (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads  Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County Cannon Crossroads has also been known as: 
Cannon Cross Roads  
Cannon's Crossroads  
Wallace Cross Roads  
Wallace Crossroads  
 Bosts Mill  ‑ Historic(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill  Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County  Tulin  ‑ Historic(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulin have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin  Tulin is located in Cabarrus County  Fisher Town (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town  Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County  Mount Pleasant (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) 
Rimer (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rimer.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer  Rimer is located in Cabarrus County    
Catawba County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Lake Norman of Catawba (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Norman of Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Norman of Catawba  Lake Norman of Catawba is located in Catawba County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Lake Norman of Catawba <2>  
 Terrell (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terrell.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell  Terrell is located in Catawba County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Terrell <2>  
 Killian Crossroads (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killian Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads  Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County  Sherrills Ford (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) 
  
Gaston County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Brown Town (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town  Brown Town is located in Gaston County  Mount Holly (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly  Mount Holly is located in Gaston County Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Mount Holly <2>  
 Belmont (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) 
Lucia (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia  Lucia is located in Gaston County  Woodland  ‑ Historic(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland  Woodland is located in Gaston County  Catawba  ‑ Historic(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba  Catawba is located in Gaston County  Cramerton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cramerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramerton  Cramerton is located in Gaston County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Cramerton <2>  
 McAdenville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) 
Lowell (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell  Lowell is located in Gaston County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Lowell <2>  
 Spencer Mountain (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain  Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County Estimated population in 2016: 36 people 
 Stanley (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) 
Ranlo (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo  Ranlo is located in Gaston County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people 
 Smyre (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre  Smyre is located in Gaston County    
Iredell County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Mount Mourne (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne  Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County  Mooresville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) 
Mayhew (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew  Mayhew is located in Iredell County  Mazeppa (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa  Mazeppa is located in Iredell County  Shepherds (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepherds.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds  Shepherds is located in Iredell County  Doolie (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie  Doolie is located in Iredell County  Ostwalt (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt  Ostwalt is located in Iredell County    
Lincoln County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Lowesville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville  Lowesville is located in Lincoln County  Westport (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport  Westport is located in Lincoln County  Triangle  ‑ Historic(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle  Triangle is located in Lincoln County  Machpelah (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah  Machpelah is located in Lincoln County  Denver (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) 
Iron Station (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station  Iron Station is located in Lincoln County    
Rowan County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Kannapolis (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) 
Enochville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville  Enochville is located in Rowan County  North Kannapolis (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis  North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County  Landis (18 miles [29 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis  Landis is located in Rowan County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Landis <2>  
 Corriher Heights (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corriher Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights  Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County  Five Points (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points  Five Points is located in Rowan County  China Grove (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) 
Five Forks (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks  Five Forks is located in Rowan County  Harts  ‑ Historic(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts  Harts is located in Rowan County  Harris Chapel (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel  Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County  Shupings Mill (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shupings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill  Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County  Rockwell (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) 
Correll Park (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correll Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park  Correll Park is located in Rowan County    
Stanly County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Locust (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust  Locust is located in Stanly County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Locust <2>  
 Stanfield (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield  Stanfield is located in Stanly County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,552 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Stanfield <2>  
 Lambert (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert  Lambert is located in Stanly County  Red Cross (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross  Red Cross is located in Stanly County Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people 
 Oakboro (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakboro  Oakboro is located in Stanly County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Oakboro <2>  
 Bloomington (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomington.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington  Bloomington is located in Stanly County  Millingport (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport  Millingport is located in Stanly County  Plyer (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plyer.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer  Plyer is located in Stanly County  Cedar Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village  Cedar Village is located in Stanly County  Misenheimer (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer  Misenheimer is located in Stanly County Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people 
 Richfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield  Richfield is located in Stanly County Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Richfield <2>  
 Albemarle (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) 
New London (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) 
  
Union County  
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Fairview (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview  Fairview is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people 
 Hemby Bridge (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge  Hemby Bridge is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people 
 Stallings (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings  Stallings is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Stallings <2>  
 Lake Park (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park  Lake Park is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people 
 Indian Trail (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Trail.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail  Indian Trail is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Indian Trail <2>  
 Unionville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville  Unionville is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people 
 White Oak (18 miles [29 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak  White Oak is located in Union County  Wesley Chapel (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel  Wesley Chapel is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Wesley Chapel <2>  
 Monroe (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe  Monroe is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Monroe <2>  
 Marvin (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin  Marvin is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people 
 Carmel Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village  Carmel Village is located in Union County  Fairfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairfield.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield  Fairfield is located in Union County  Mineral Springs (23 miles [37 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs  Mineral Springs is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Mineral Springs <2>  
   
Lancaster County  (SC) 
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Camp Cox (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox  Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)  Colonial Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village  Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)  Indian Land (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) 
Van Wyck (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) 
  
York County  (SC) 
The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first. 
Fort Mill (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) 
Lake Wylie (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) 
Riverview (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview  Riverview is located in York County (SC)  Tega Cay (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) 
India Hook (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for India Hook.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook  India Hook is located in York County (SC)    
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Ridge .
Cemeteries Near Pine Ridge ... 
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine 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 Pine Ridge  - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Ridge  covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
Charlotte Memorial Gardens (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Memorial Gardens  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Plaza Road Baptist Church Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) 
Newell Baptist Church Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) 
Logan Chapel CME Church Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) 
Siloam Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Sunset Memory Gardens (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memory Gardens  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Sugar Creek Burying Ground (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Burying Ground  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Evergreen Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) 
Evergreen Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Evergreen Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Sharon Memorial Park (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Memorial Park  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Rice Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery  The Rice Cemetery has also been known as: 
Hartt Cemetery  
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Ira V. Ferguson Memorial Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) 
Rutherford Memorial Park (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutherford Memorial Park  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutherford Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Union Grove Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
   
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.<5> 
While we didn't find Pine Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
Harrisburg (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) 
Monteith  ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteith have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith  Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County  Newell (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell  Newell is located in Mecklenburg County  Pioneer Mills (5 miles [8 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills  Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County  Burdett  ‑ Historic(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett  Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County  Derita (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derita have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derita  Derita is located in Mecklenburg County  Mint Hill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) 
Eastfield (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastfield  Eastfield is located in Mecklenburg County  Kingwood  ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood  Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County  Charlotte (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) 
Croft (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croft.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft  Croft is located in Mecklenburg County  Furrs  ‑ Historic(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furrs have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs  Furrs is located in Cabarrus County  Continue List   (13 more)  ... 
Concord (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) 
Matthews (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) 
Hoods  ‑ Historic(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods  Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County    
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Ridge.  See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Ridge .
Newspapers Published in Pine 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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Ridge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>  .  A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List  for Pine Ridge.
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 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 Pine Ridge:
Websites specific to North Carolina  
 
Pages specific to Mecklenburg County  
 
Genealogy information for nearby counties  
Anson County  
 
Cabarrus County  
 
Catawba County  
 
Gaston County  
 
Iredell County  
 
Lincoln County  
 
Rowan County  
 
Stanly County  
 
Union County  
 
Lancaster County  
 
York County  
 
  
Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina  
 
Off-the-Road Links ... 
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Ridge.  If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Mecklenburg County: https://www.mecknc.gov/ 
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ 
 
 
Footnotes ... 
<1> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) .  While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.  
 <2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.  
 <3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates.  That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location.  A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.  
 <4>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 .  
 <5>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 Pine Ridge, please let us know  so that we can improve our accuracy.  
 <6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance.  A straight line distance ignores  things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Ridge) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Ridge.  The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2840, Longitude: -80.6753        In this case, the coordinates for Pine Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).