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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 Sherrills Ford (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 Sherrills Ford. 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 Sherrills Ford ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Sherrills Ford: Sherrills Frd.
  • While the name of this community is Sherrills Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sherrills Ford may originally have been Sherrill's Ford.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sherrills Ford might be written as Sherrill Ford.

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 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.

Sherrills Ford 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 Sherrills Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherrills Ford:

  • Catawba County     (The home county of Sherrills Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherrills Ford, with the one closest to Sherrills Ford listed first.
    • Monbo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Terrell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Long Island is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Bandy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Killian Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Drums Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Catawba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Murrays Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Witherspoon Crossroad
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Catfish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherrills Ford, with the one closest to Sherrills Ford listed first.
    • Stony Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Fairview Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Millersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Hiddenite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Isenhour Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Bethlehem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Rocky Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Liledoun
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Taylorsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Little River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Burke County
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherrills Ford, with the one closest to Sherrills Ford listed first.
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisher Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Poplar Tent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rimer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherrills Ford, with the one closest to Sherrills Ford listed first.
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Northlakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Granite Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sawmills
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherrills Ford, with the one closest to Sherrills Ford listed first.
    • Waco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Toluca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
  • Davie County
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherrills Ford, with the one closest to Sherrills Ford listed first.
    • Lucia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Alexis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • High Shoals
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
    • Mount Holly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Spencer Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
    • Dallas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranlo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Brown Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Lowell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • McAdenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Iredell County
  • Lincoln County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherrills Ford, with the one closest to Sherrills Ford listed first.
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cornelius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Davidson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Croft
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Chateau Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Paw Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Newell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Belmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Biddleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
  • Rowan County

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

Cemeteries Near Sherrills Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherrills Ford.

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 Sherrills Ford - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherrills Ford, with the one closest to Sherrills Ford 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.<4>

While we didn't find Sherrills Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherrills Ford.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Sherrills Ford ...

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 Sherrills Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherrills Ford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherrills Ford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sherrills Ford:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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 Sherrills Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Sherrills Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.