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 Toluca (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 Toluca. 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 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.
Toluca is primarily located in Cleveland County. A portion of Toluca extends into Lincoln 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 Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Toluca. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toluca:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Toluca)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Knob Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Belwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Olive Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Fallston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Casar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Delight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Beam Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Polkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Campcall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Taylorsville Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Little River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Isenhour Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Ellendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Camp Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Enola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Hildebran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Icard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Connelly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rutherford College
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valdese
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Drexel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Baton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Granite Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sawmills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Concord ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Pinehurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Gamewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Abingdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Lenoir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Advent Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Propst Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Blackburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rhoney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Meadow Brook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Brookford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Long View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Startown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Dellview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- High Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Bessemer City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranlo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- South Gastonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boger City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Denver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lowesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Vein Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- West Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Hollis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Ellenboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bostic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Six Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Caroleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Alexander Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Sandy Mush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Cherokee County (SC)
- Blacksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toluca, see our County-by-County Page for Toluca.
Cemeteries Near Toluca ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toluca.
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 Toluca - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toluca covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Warlick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Palm Tree UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mooney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams - Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elliott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Toluca had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toluca, with the one closest to Toluca listed first.
- Knob Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Belwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Camp Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Shoups Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Casar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fallston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Delight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beam Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Reepsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Plateau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toluca. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toluca.
Newspapers Published in Toluca ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toluca.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toluca, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toluca.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Toluca:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toluca) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Toluca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |