Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Spurgeon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spurgeon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spurgeon, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Spurgeon (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 Spurgeon. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Spurgeon is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Spurgeon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spurgeon:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Spurgeon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Roaring River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Clingman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - North Wilkesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
- North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <3>
- Moravian Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moravian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Falls
- Moravian Falls is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravian Falls <3>
- Wilkesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <3>
- Ronda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <3>
- Cricket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Fairplains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hays is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <3>
- Boomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Vashti
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Hiddenite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiddenite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenite
- Hiddenite is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiddenite <3>
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <3>
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Stony Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Isenhour Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isenhour Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Liledoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Ellendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Millersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Taylorsville Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Little River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap
- Roaring Gap is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Gap <3>
- Laurel Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Laurel Springs is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Springs <3>
- Glade Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Valley
- Glade Valley is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Valley <3>
- Hooker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Glendale Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Springs
- Glendale Springs is located in Ashe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale Springs <3>
- Transou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Yates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Wagoner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Fleetwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Fleetwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <3>
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Draco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Kings Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Cedar Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Concord ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Northlakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Granite Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Catfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Sunrise Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Oxford Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <3>
- Saint Stephens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <3>
- North Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Conover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Conover is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <3>
- Long Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Murrays Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrays Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Monbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Fairgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Sweetwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Calahaln
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Mocksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Mocksville is located in Davie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <3>
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Love Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
- Love Valley is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <3>
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Iredell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <3>
- Olin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Houstonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <3>
- Scotts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Turnersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Statesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Statesville is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,045 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesville <3>
- Cool Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Eufola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Barium Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barium Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Elkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Elkin is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <3>
- State Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
- State Road is located in Surry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Road <3>
- Thurmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Surry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <3>
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Zephyr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Devotion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Rockford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Stony Knoll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Copeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Dobson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
- Dobson is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <3>
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Pine Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Stony Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Deep Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Gap
- Deep Gap is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep Gap <3>
- Laxon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Cycle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Windsors Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Swan Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Marler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hamptonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonville
- Hamptonville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamptonville <3>
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
- Branon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Footville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Yadkinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
- Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <3>
- Boonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Boonville is located in Yadkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <3>
- Courtney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Nebo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spurgeon, see our County-by-County Page for Spurgeon.
Newspapers Published in Spurgeon ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spurgeon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spurgeon, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spurgeon.
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 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 Spurgeon:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alleghany County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caldwell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Catawba County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Davie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iredell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rowan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Surry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Watauga County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Yadkin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alexander County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Wilkes County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
Cemeteries Near Spurgeon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spurgeon.
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 Spurgeon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunting Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunting Creek Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethany Cemetery
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Park Cemetery
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Bottom Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Creek Cemetery
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountlawn Memorial Park
- Oak Grove Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Spurgeon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spurgeon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Gilreath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Lovelace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dellaplane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellaplane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - New Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Vashti
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Osbornville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osbornville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brier Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Clingman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Wilkesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <3>
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- Moravian Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moravian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Falls
- Moravian Falls is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravian Falls <3>
- Swan Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Ronda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <3>
- Moravian Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spurgeon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spurgeon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spurgeon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spurgeon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spurgeon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0918, Longitude: -81.0256 In this case, the coordinates for Spurgeon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |