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 Westcliff (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 Westcliff. 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 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 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.
Westcliff is located in Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Westcliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westcliff:
- Rowan County (The home county of Westcliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Mocksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Ellis Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Overbrook Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overbrook Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Eaman Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Red Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Alexander County
- Stony Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Rimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Monbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Sherrills Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tyro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sapona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Cotton Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Southmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Currytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Jefferson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Reedy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Grapewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Cutters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Robin Hood Trace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Ardmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Fox Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Mount Tabor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Tabor is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Cool Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mazeppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Ostwalt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Turnersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Barium Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Westport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Davidson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Montgomery County
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Misenheimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Lambert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Locust
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Albemarle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Wyo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Footville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Yadkinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamptonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsors Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Branon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westcliff, see our County-by-County Page for Westcliff.
Cemeteries Near Westcliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westcliff.
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 Westcliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westcliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <2>
- Owen Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old English Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Andrews Episcopal Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Grubb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Westcliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westcliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westcliff, with the one closest to Westcliff listed first.
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Mill Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Jubilee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Granite Quarry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Poplar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- China Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Faith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Trading Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Ephesus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westcliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westcliff.
Newspapers Published in Westcliff ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westcliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westcliff, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westcliff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Westcliff:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Stanly County
- Yadkin 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 from Point A (ie- Westcliff) 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 Westcliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |