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 Lenoir (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 Lenoir. 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 Lenoir ...
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 Lenoir: W. Lenoir
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 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.
West Lenoir is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near West Lenoir. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Lenoir:
- Caldwell County (The home county of West Lenoir)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Lenoir
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Abingdon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Gamewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Pinehurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Cajah's Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cedar Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Baton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Collettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Adako
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Little River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Isenhour Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Vashti
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Brownwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Yates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Fleetwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Todd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Obids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Pineola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Seven Devils
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Linville Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Stamey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Newland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Banner Elk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Drexel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Rutherford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valdese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rhodhiss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Icard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Yellow Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Hildebran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Long View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- North Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Viewmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Advent Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Brookford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Saint Stephens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Sweetwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Fairbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Cooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Fairgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Olive Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Toluca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Casar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knob Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Belwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Delight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Iredell County
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Ashford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Nebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Patten
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Switzerland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- West Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Altapass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Penland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Bamboo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Foscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Shulls Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Boone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Deep Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Sands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Matney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Ferguson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Boomer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Maple Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Adley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Moravian Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Millers Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Wilbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Wilkesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Lenoir, see our County-by-County Page for West Lenoir.
Cemeteries Near West Lenoir ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Lenoir.
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 Lenoir - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Lenoir covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Harpertown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Puette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bellview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- The Bellview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belleview Cemetery
- Lenoir City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266776 <2>
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Puett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conways Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Catawba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baton Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baton Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Baton.
- The Baton Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207698 <2>
- Rufus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Erwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Lenoir in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Lenoir.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Lenoir, with the one closest to West Lenoir listed first.
- Lenoir
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Gamewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Baton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Collettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawmills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Cedar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Perkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Yadkin Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Lenoir. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Lenoir.
Newspapers Published in West Lenoir ...
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 West Lenoir.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Lenoir, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Lenoir.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lenoir:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes 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 Lenoir) 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 Lenoir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |