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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 Plateau (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 Plateau. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Plateau is located in Catawba 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 Catawba County: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell & Lincoln.

Below are the counties that are near Plateau. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plateau:

  • Catawba County     (The home county of Plateau)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plateau, with the one closest to Plateau listed first.
    • Propst Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
    • Blackburn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhoney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Banoak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Banoak is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
    • Mountain View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Startown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Startown is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
    • Advent Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Brookford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Brookford is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Duan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Duan is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
    • Fairbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plateau, with the one closest to Plateau listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Little River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Millersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Isenhour Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Liledoun
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Ellendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Taylorsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Stony Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hiddenite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burke County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plateau, with the one closest to Plateau listed first.
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Northlakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Granite Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sawmills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
    • Baton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cajah's Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
    • Pinehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Gamewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
      • Cedar Rock village
    • Draco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plateau, with the one closest to Plateau listed first.
    • Toluca
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Knob Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Olive Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
    • Fallston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilson is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Casar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Waco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Beam Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawndale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Delight
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
  • Gaston County
  • Iredell County
  • Lincoln County
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plateau, with the one closest to Plateau listed first.
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Patten
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plateau, with the one closest to Plateau listed first.
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cornelius
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Davidson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Huntersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plateau, with the one closest to Plateau listed first.
    • Hollis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunshine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ellenboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Washburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Six Points
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plateau, see our County-by-County Page for Plateau.

Cemeteries Near Plateau ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plateau.

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 Plateau - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plateau covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plateau, with the one closest to Plateau listed first.

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Plateau had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Plateau, with the one closest to Plateau listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plateau. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plateau.

Newspapers Published in Plateau ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plateau.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plateau, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plateau.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Plateau:

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>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 Plateau, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Plateau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.