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 Startown (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 Startown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Startown is located in Catawba County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Catawba County: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Startown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Startown:
- Catawba County (The home county of Startown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Blackburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Fairbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Maiden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Plateau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Meadow Brook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Propst Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Taylorsville Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Millersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Isenhour Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Little River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Liledoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Fairview Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Ellendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Hiddenite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Hildebran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Icard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodhiss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Valdese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Drexel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Enola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Chesterfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Granite Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Baton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Cajah's Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Draco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Cedar Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Gamewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Lenoir
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Toluca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Knob Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Belwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Fallston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Beam Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Casar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Lawndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Delight
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Stubbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- High Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Alexis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Cherryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dellview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Stanley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lucia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Bessemer City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Ranlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Eufola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Mayhew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Barium Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Doolie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Troutman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Mount Mourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Shepherds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mooresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boger City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Crouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Machpelah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- Mount Ulla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rutherford County
- Hollis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Boomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Startown, see our County-by-County Page for Startown.
Cemeteries Near Startown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Startown.
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 Startown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Startown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Southside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eastview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- AME Zion Church Rhoneys Chapel
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conover City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crowell Memorial UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Brookford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coral Park Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Startown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Maiden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Penelope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Reepsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Bandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Lincolnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Catfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Granite Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Startown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Startown.
Newspapers Published in Startown ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Startown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Startown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Startown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Startown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Rutherford County
- Wilkes 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 Startown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Startown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |