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 West Concord (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 West Concord. 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.
Name Variations for West Concord ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Concord: W. Concord
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Concord. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Concord.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
West Concord is located in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County: Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly & Union.
Below are the counties that are near West Concord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Concord:
- Cabarrus County (The home county of West Concord)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poplar Tent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Cannon Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Georgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Roper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrills Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Monbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Southmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Lakeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Silver Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Lucia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brown Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cramerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McAdenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Alexis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spencer Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Mount Mourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mooresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mayhew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Shepherds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Doolie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Ostwalt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Westport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Lowesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Machpelah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Croft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Davidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mint Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Spring Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chantilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Cornelius
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Kannapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Kannapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Enochville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Landis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- China Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corriher Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Shupings Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Five Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harris Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Harts ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Correll Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Stanfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Bloomington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Millingport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Misenheimer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Oakboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Hemby Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Indian Trail
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Wesley Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Camp Cox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Concord, see our County-by-County Page for West Concord.
Cemeteries Near West Concord ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Concord.
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 West Concord - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Concord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rutherford Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carolina Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siloam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newell Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonahville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Charlotte Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 West Concord in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Concord.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monteith ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Pioneer Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Georgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Enochville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Concord. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Concord.
Newspapers Published in West Concord ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Concord.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Concord, 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 West Concord.
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 professional and volunteer 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 West Concord:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cabarrus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Lancaster 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 '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- West Concord) 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 West Concord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |