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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 (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. 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 doctors and 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.

Taylorsville is located in Alexander County and is the County Seat.

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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylorsville:

  • Alexander County     (The home county of Taylorsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
    • Liledoun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Midway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Isenhour Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Rocky Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Millersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Fairview Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Hiddenite
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ellendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Vashti
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Little River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Stony Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
    • Obids
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burke County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Draco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kings Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Northlakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Cedar Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
    • Granite Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cilley ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cilley is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
    • Sawmills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
    • Hudson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cajah's Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 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, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
    • Oxford Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
    • Sunrise Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Catfish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • North Hickory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Hickory is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
    • Saint Stephens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
    • Claremont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Conover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sweetwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Viewmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Viewmont is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
    • Catawba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairgrove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
    • Hickory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Davie County
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
    • Brevard ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brevard is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Scotts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotts is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Love Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eufola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Statesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Olin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Olin is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
    • Turnersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
    • Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Barium Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
    • Elkin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkin Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Watauga County
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
    • Boomer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
    • Moravian Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Adley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stokes ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Wilkesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Ferguson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fletcher ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • North Wilkesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cricket
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
    • Henderson ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Henderson is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Yadkin County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylorsville, see our County-by-County Page for Taylorsville.

Cemeteries Near Taylorsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylorsville.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylorsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Taylorsville had a population of 593 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Taylorsville had a population of 2,140 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylorsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylorsville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Taylorsville ...

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.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Taylorsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Taylorsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Taylorsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<2> of Taylorsville.

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 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:

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 from Point A (ie- Taylorsville) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.