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 Yadkin (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 Yadkin. 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 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.
Yadkin 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 Yadkin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yadkin:
- Rowan County (The home county of Yadkin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Trading Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- East Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Ellis Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Corbin Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Eastwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Forest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mocksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Rimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Cannon Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Cotton Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Sapona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Southmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Currytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Jefferson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Holly Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Reedy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Advance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mocksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Pino
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Ardmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Eaglewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Waughtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cinnamon Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Cutters Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- East Winston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Winston is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winston
- Grapewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- High Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Allen Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Cool Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mazeppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Ostwalt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Barium Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Troutman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Houstonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Mount Mourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mecklenburg County
- Davidson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Archdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Misenheimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Palmerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Badin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Albemarle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Lambert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Wyo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Courtney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Footville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yadkin, see our County-by-County Page for Yadkin.
Cemeteries Near Yadkin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yadkin.
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 Yadkin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yadkin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Grubb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesleys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old English Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowan Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Yadkin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yadkin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yadkin, with the one closest to Yadkin listed first.
- Trading Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Jubilee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Craven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Sapona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Faith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ephesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Woodleaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yadkin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yadkin.
Newspapers Published in Yadkin ...
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 Yadkin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yadkin, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yadkin.
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 Yadkin:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Yadkin) 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 Yadkin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |