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 Shupings Mill (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 Shupings Mill. 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 Shupings Mill ...
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 Shupings Mill: Shupings Ml. (or less commonly used: Shupings Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Shupings Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Shupings Mill may originally have been Shuping's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shupings Mill might be written as Shuping Mill.
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 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.
Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Shupings Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shupings Mill:
- Rowan County (The home county of Shupings Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Faith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Correll Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Rockwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granite Quarry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Timbercreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- China Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corbin Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Red Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- South Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Rimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fisher Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Cannon Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Sherrills Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Tyro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Silver Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sapona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Denton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Handy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Complex
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Jefferson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Forsyth County
- Muddy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Mazeppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Shepherds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Ostwalt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Doolie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Cool Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mayhew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Troutman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eufola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Westport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Davidson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Croft
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Newell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cornelius
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Mint Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chantilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Chateau Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Randolph County
- Eleazer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Misenheimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Lambert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Locust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Albemarle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Palmerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Badin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shupings Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Shupings Mill.
Cemeteries Near Shupings Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shupings Mill.
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 Shupings Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shupings Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Christiana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- China Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Owen Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old English Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Shupings Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shupings Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shupings Mill, with the one closest to Shupings Mill listed first.
- Faith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granite Quarry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- China Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pool ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Craven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mill Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Enochville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shupings Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shupings Mill.
Newspapers Published in Shupings Mill ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shupings Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shupings Mill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shupings Mill.
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 Shupings Mill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shupings Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Shupings Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |