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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Torrance. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Torrance to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Torrance, 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 Torrance (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 Torrance. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Torrance is historic, it would have been located within present day Iredell 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 Iredell County: Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Torrance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Torrance:
- Iredell County (The home county of Torrance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mazeppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Shepherds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Doolie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Ostwalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Eufola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Statesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander County
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Fisher Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Cannon Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Poplar Tent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sherrills Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Killian Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Bandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Drums Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Catawba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tyro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Southmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Calahaln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Lucia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Alexis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Stanley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ranlo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- High Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Westport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Davidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Spring Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Chateau Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Paw Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Charlotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Harts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Enochville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corriher Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Kannapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Landis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Mount Ulla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- China Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mill Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Locust
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Millingport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Lambert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Stanfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plyer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Bloomington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Red Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Hemby Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Stallings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Torrance, see our County-by-County Page for Torrance.
Cemeteries Near Torrance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Torrance.
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 Torrance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Torrance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Rockwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williamson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- United House of Prayer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Torrance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Torrance.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Torrance, with the one closest to Torrance listed first.
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
- Harts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Davidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Enochville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Shepherds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Shinnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shinnville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
- Mount Ulla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Torrance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Torrance.
Newspapers Published in Torrance ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Torrance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Torrance, 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 Torrance.
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 Torrance:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Iredell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Torrance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Torrance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |