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 Poplar Springs (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 Poplar Springs. 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 Poplar Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Poplar Springs: Poplar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Poplar Spngs. or Poplar Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Springs.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Poplar Springs 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 Poplar Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Springs:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Poplar Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Brittain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Boiling Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Square Townhouses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Briarwood Townhouses
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Lattimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Mooresboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Camp Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Brindletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Enola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Yellow Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Cooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Propst Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Blackburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Advent Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Dellview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Bessemer City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Gastonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Ranlo
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Crouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Lincolnton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Vein Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Patten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Six Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Ellenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sandy Mush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Bostic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Alexander Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Washburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Blacksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Mayo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Cowpens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Fingerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pacolet Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Central Pacolet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Union County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Bowling Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Springs.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Springs.
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 Poplar Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cleveland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McBrayer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Webb Memorial Lawns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royster Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandpit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Christian Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Poplar Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Boiling Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Lattimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Campcall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Stubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Double Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ellenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Springs.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Springs ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Springs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Springs.
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 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 Poplar Springs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Spartanburg County
- Union 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> | 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 Poplar Springs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |