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 Polkville (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 Polkville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Polkville is located in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Polkville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Polkville:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Polkville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Campcall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- New House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Lawndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Casar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lattimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Beam Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Fallston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Camp Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Brindletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Enola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Calvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Morganton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parkhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Baton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Granite Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Northlakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Cajah's Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Pinehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Concord ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Cooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Propst Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Advent Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Blackburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Meadow Brook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Brookford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Long View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Maiden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Dellview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Perry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Bessemer City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gastonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Alexis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Ranlo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boger City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Vein Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Sugar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Polk County
- Mill Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Six Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Bostic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caroleen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Alexander Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Blacksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chesnee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Kings Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mayo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
- Fingerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Polkville, see our County-by-County Page for Polkville.
Cemeteries Near Polkville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Polkville.
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 Polkville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Polkville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mooney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas Walker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Dobbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Polkville had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Polkville had a population of 552 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Campcall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- New House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Double Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Casar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lattimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Fallston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knob Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Polkville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Polkville.
Newspapers Published in Polkville ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Polkville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Polkville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Polkville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Polkville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Spartanburg County
- York 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 '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- Polkville) 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 Polkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |