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 Springwood (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 Springwood. 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 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.
Springwood is located in Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Springwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springwood:
- Gaston County (The home county of Springwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- McAdenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cramerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Ranlo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Poplar Tent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Providence Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Terrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Maiden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sherrills Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Duan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Monbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Plateau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Stony Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Waco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Grover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stubbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Light Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elizabeth City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Mayhew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mount Mourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Ostwalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Mazeppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Lowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Boger City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Crouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Paw Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Chateau Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Pinecrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Dalton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Biddleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Spring Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Yorkmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Enochville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Kannapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- North Kannapolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Marvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Indian Trail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stallings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hemby Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Waxhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Kings Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Camp Cox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- India Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Filbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Fort Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Riverview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springwood, see our County-by-County Page for Springwood.
Cemeteries Near Springwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springwood.
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 Springwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- Aviary Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gaston Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Gaston Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <2>
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morningside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Springwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springwood, with the one closest to Springwood listed first.
- McAdenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Mountain Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Martindale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gastonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lucia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Lowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Hardins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springwood.
Newspapers Published in Springwood ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springwood, 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 Springwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Springwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Springwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Springwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |