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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Providence. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Providence to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Providence, 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 Providence (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 Providence. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Providence is historic, it would have been located within present day Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, Lancaster (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Matthews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weddington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chantilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Yorkmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Dalton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Pinecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Peachland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Poplar Tent
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Fisher Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Brown Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McAdenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyre
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Lucia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Ranlo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Spencer Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Iredell County
- Mount Mourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Lowesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Kannapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Enochville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- North Kannapolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Locust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Lambert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Indian Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stallings
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hemby Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Wesley Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waxhaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Carmel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Edgemoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Fort Lawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- Pageland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Camp Cox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Indian Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wyck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Camp Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Irwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Fort Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- India Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Lake Wylie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tega Cay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lesslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Rock Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roddey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roddey is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Filbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Providence.
Cemeteries Near Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence.
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 Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independent Bible Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartt Cemetery
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ritch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Dinkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Providence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Providence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Sardis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Matthews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Harrison ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Eastfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastfield is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastfield
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Barberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Stouts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Mint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.
Newspapers Published in Providence ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Providence.
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 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 Providence:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Lancaster County
- York 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 Providence, 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- Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |