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 Taylorsville Beach (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 Taylorsville Beach. 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 Taylorsville Beach ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Taylorsville Beach: Taylorsville Bch.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander 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 Alexander County: Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Wilkes & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Taylorsville Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylorsville Beach:
- Alexander County (The home county of Taylorsville Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Isenhour Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Liledoun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Hiddenite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Rocky Springs
(10 miles [16.1 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 Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hildebran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Icard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rutherford College
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valdese
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drexel
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Shoups Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Chesterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Camp Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Yellow Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Northlakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Draco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Granite Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Sawmills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Cedar Rock
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Baton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Oxford Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Saint Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Catfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- North Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Fairgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Viewmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Fairbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Toluca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Knob Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Olive Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Belwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Davie County
- Calahaln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Alexis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- High Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Eufola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Love Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Barium Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Troutman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ostwalt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Turnersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Olin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boger City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Laurel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Iron Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Hulls Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Machpelah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Crouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mount Ulla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Poplar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga County
- Stony Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Boomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Moravian Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ferguson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Wilkesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cricket
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- North Wilkesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Swan Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylorsville Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Taylorsville Beach.
Cemeteries Near Taylorsville Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylorsville Beach.
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 Taylorsville Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylorsville Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bentley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <3>
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conover City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Taylorsville Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylorsville Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylorsville Beach, with the one closest to Taylorsville Beach listed first.
- Catfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Hiddenite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petra Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Scotts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penelope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Vashti
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylorsville Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylorsville Beach.
Newspapers Published in Taylorsville Beach ...
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 Taylorsville Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylorsville Beach, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylorsville Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Taylorsville Beach:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alexander County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin 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> | 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- Taylorsville Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Taylorsville Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |