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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pool. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pool to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pool, please Contact Us.
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 Pool (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 Pool. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pool is historic, it would have been located within present day Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Pool. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pool:
- Rowan County (The home county of Pool)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Gold Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rockwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Craven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Pooletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Timbercreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Morgan Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Faith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Burnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Rimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Fisher Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Southmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Handy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Silver Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cotton Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Complex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sapona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Tyro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Silver Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mocksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Mazeppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Shepherds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Cool Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Davidson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Croft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Abner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Wadeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Mount Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Allreds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Eleazer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Mechanic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Misenheimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Albemarle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Lambert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Badin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Locust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Union County
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pool, see our County-by-County Page for Pool.
Cemeteries Near Pool ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pool.
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 Pool - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pool covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christiana Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newsom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old English Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
Pool itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pool, with the one closest to Pool listed first.
- Gold Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Rockwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Craven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Granite Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trading Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Finger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jackson Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Healing Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pool. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pool.
Newspapers Published in Pool ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pool.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pool, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pool.
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 Pool:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Iredell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pool, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pool) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |