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 Park (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 Park. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Park is located in Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Wesley Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wesley Park:
- Gaston County (The home county of Wesley Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Gastonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Gastonia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Ranlo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bessemer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McAdenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Camp Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Cabarrus County
- Cannon Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Maiden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Olivers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Drums Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Duan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Plateau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Blackburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Terrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Bandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Rhoney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Grover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Light Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Stubbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Elizabeth City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Patterson Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Briarwood Townhouses
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Mayhew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mount Mourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Iron Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Crouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Boger City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Pinecrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Chateau Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Dalton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Yorkmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Biddleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Spring Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Charlotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Pineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Rutherford County
- Six Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Marvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Kings Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Smith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lowrys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Camp Cox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Lake Wylie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tega Cay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- India Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Hickory Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wesley Park, see our County-by-County Page for Wesley Park.
Cemeteries Near Wesley Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wesley Park.
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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wesley Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Firestone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47713 <2>
- North Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
- The North Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Oakland Street Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gaston Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Gaston Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <2>
- Westview Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wesley Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wesley Park, with the one closest to Wesley Park listed first.
- Gastonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bessemer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- McAdenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hardins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Mount Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wesley Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wesley Park.
Newspapers Published in Wesley Park ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wesley Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wesley Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wesley Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wesley Park:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Chester 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' (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- Wesley Park) 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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |