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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 Troutman (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 Troutman. 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 hospitals and 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.

Troutman is located in 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 Troutman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troutman:

  • Iredell County     (The home county of Troutman)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • Stony Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Hiddenite
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Millersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Isenhour Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Rocky Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Liledoun
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Taylorsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vashti
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethlehem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Ellendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • Hildebran
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rhodhiss
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Fisher Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Tent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rimer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Northlakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • Monbo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Long Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Long Island is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Sherrills Ford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Terrell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Catawba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Murrays Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
    • Bandy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sunrise Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Drums Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Killian Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Catfish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Claremont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Tyro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Davie County
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • Lucia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Alexis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • High Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Mount Holly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Spencer Mountain
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Lincoln County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cornelius
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Davidson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Huntersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Croft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Spring Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Chateau Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Paw Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Newell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • Mount Ulla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bear Poplar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Barber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pittsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Harts ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Harts is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
    • Mill Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Five Points is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Needmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Needmore is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Corriher Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
    • Enochville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Five Forks is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman listed first.
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • Yadkin County

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

Cemeteries Near Troutman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troutman.

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 Troutman - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Troutman, with the one closest to Troutman 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 Troutman had a population of 109 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Troutman had a population of 2,817 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Troutman ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troutman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troutman, 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 Troutman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Troutman:

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Troutman) 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 Troutman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.