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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 Shoups 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 Shoups 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 Shoups 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 have occurred.

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

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

Shoups Ford is located in Burke County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.

Below are the counties that are near Shoups Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shoups Ford:

  • Burke County     (The home county of Shoups Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups Ford listed first.
    • Ramsey
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Camp Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Enola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
      • Enola is located in Burke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enola
      • From Shoups Ford to Enola
    • Yellow Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Connelly Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Icard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Burke County
    • Drexel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
      • Drexel is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Rutherford College
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Valdese
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valdese have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
      • Valdese is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <3>
    • Hildebran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hildebran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebran
      • Hildebran is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildebran <3>
    • Magnolia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Burke County
    • Morganton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
      • Morganton is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <3>
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups Ford listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
    • Little River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
    • Ellendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Alexander County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellendale
      • From Shoups Ford to Ellendale
    • Millersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
    • Isenhour Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isenhour Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
    • Liledoun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liledoun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups Ford listed first.
    • Sawmills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
      • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
    • Granite Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
      • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
    • Northlakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
    • Cajah's Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
      • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
    • Hudson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
    • Pinehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
    • Gamewell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Muttenz ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttenz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
      • Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
    • Abingdon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lenoir
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
    • Adako
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups Ford listed first.
    • Cooksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
    • Banoak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banoak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
      • Banoak is located in Catawba County
    • Advent Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advent Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
      • Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
    • Propst Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Propst Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
      • Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
    • Plateau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plateau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
      • Plateau is located in Catawba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plateau
      • From Shoups Ford to Plateau
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
    • Blackburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Catawba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blackburn
      • From Shoups Ford to Blackburn
    • Rhoney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rhoney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
      • Rhoney is located in Catawba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rhoney
      • From Shoups Ford to Rhoney
    • Mountain View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
    • Long View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Long View is located in Catawba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
    • Brookford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
      • Brookford is located in Catawba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Hickory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
      • Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups Ford listed first.
    • Olive Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
      • Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
    • Knob Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Toluca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toluca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
    • Casar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
      • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Delight
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
      • Delight is located in Cleveland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delight
      • From Shoups Ford to Delight
    • Fallston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallston
      • Fallston is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallston <3>
    • Lawndale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
      • Lawndale is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <3>
    • Polkville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Beam Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beam Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
      • Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beam Mill
      • From Shoups Ford to Beam Mill
    • Campcall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campcall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
      • Campcall is located in Cleveland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Campcall
      • From Shoups Ford to Campcall
    • Wilson ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Cleveland County
    • New House
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
      • New House is located in Cleveland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New House
      • From Shoups Ford to New House
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups Ford listed first.
    • Dellview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
      • Dellview is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
    • Cherryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Gaston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perry
      • From Shoups Ford to Perry
    • Tryon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • High Shoals
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
      • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
    • Bessemer City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <3>
    • Gastonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups Ford listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
    • Henry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Henry
      • From Shoups Ford to Henry
    • Hulls Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Brook ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Vale is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <3>
    • Crouse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
    • Lincolnton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Boger City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boger City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
      • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
    • Iron Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Denver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Machpelah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups Ford listed first.
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
    • Patten
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Nebo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
      • Nebo is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <3>
    • Vein Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
    • West Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
      • West Marion is located in McDowell County
    • Providence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in McDowell County
    • Sugar Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ashford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups Ford listed first.
    • Hollis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunshine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sunshine
      • From Shoups Ford to Sunshine
    • Washburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
      • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
    • Ellenboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
      • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <3>
    • Bostic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
      • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <3>
    • Concord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County
    • Thermal City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
      • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
    • Union Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Forest City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Six Points
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexander Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
    • Caroleen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Shoups Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shoups 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shoups Ford, with the one closest to Shoups 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shoups Ford had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Camp Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Knob Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Toluca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toluca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
  • Casar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Henry
    • From Shoups Ford to Henry
  • Enola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
    • Enola is located in Burke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Enola
    • From Shoups Ford to Enola
  • Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
    • Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
  • Belwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
    • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • North Brook ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hulls Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Delight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
    • Delight is located in Cleveland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Delight
    • From Shoups Ford to Delight
  • Connelly Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Chambers ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Burke County
    • Drexel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
      • Drexel is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Fallston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallston
      • Fallston is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallston <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Shoups 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoups Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shoups Ford, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shoups Ford.

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 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 Shoups Ford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shoups Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Burke County: www.co.burke.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shoups Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shoups Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5924, Longitude: -81.5583       In this case, the coordinates for Shoups Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Shoups Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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