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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Triangle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Triangle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Triangle, 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 Triangle (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 Triangle. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Triangle is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Lincoln County: Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell & Mecklenburg.
Below are the counties that are near Triangle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Triangle:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Triangle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Westport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lowesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Stony Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Taylorsville Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Fairview Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Isenhour Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hiddenite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Liledoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Hildebran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Icard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodhiss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Fisher Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Terrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sherrills Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Drums Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Bandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Monbo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Providence Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Long Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Maiden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Waco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Kings Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Stubbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Fallston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Belwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Toluca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Light Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Lucia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Alexis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Mount Holly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Spencer Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Dallas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McAdenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ranlo
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Mayhew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mount Mourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Eufola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Mazeppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Ostwalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- River View ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Cornelius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Chateau Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Croft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Spring Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Dalton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Dixie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Biddleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Harts ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Enochville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Mount Ulla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corriher Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Kannapolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Five Forks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Landis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Bear Poplar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mill Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- China Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Triangle, see our County-by-County Page for Triangle.
Cemeteries Near Triangle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Triangle.
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 Triangle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Triangle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Denver Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
- The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowes Cemetery
- Lowesville Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amity Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keener - Shrum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.
Triangle itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River View ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Machpelah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Cowans Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Ford
- Lucia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mayhew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Iron Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Mountain Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Davidson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mount Mourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Martindale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Triangle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Triangle.
Newspapers Published in Triangle ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Triangle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Triangle, 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 Triangle.
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 helpful 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 Triangle:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- York 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 Triangle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Triangle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |