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 Wesley Chapel (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 Wesley Chapel. 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.
Wesley Chapel is located in Union 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 Union County: Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Chesterfield (SC) & Lancaster (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Wesley Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wesley Chapel:
- Union County (The home county of Wesley Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Waxhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stallings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hemby Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Marvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jaars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jaars is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Peachland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Polkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Sugar Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Cannon Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poplar Tent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Cramerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McAdenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Smyre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Weddington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Matthews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mint Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chantilly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Yorkmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Stanfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Lambert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Edgemoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lando
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Smith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Richburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Pageland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Croghan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camp Cox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Van Wyck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Springdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caskey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Lancaster Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Fort Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lesslie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Roddey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roddey is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Riverview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- India Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Tega Cay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Wylie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wesley Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Wesley Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Wesley Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wesley Chapel.
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 Wesley Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wesley Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Secrest Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastside Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Waxhaw.
- The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roundtop Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159148 <2>
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turner Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crook Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McWorter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Suncrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ritch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Wesley Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wesley Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Wolfville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
- Stouts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stouts is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Indian Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waxhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Matthews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Belair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belair is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Harrison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Walkersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walkersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Barberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Altan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wesley Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wesley Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Wesley Chapel ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wesley Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wesley Chapel, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wesley Chapel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wesley Chapel:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Gaston County
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly County
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Lancaster County
- York 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wesley Chapel) 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 Wesley Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |