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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Zimmerman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Zimmerman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zimmerman, please Contact Us.
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 Zimmerman (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 Zimmerman. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Zimmerman is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Zimmerman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zimmerman:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Zimmerman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Roaring River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Ronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- North Wilkesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moravian Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairplains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Adley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Vashti
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hiddenite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stony Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liledoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Isenhour Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Ellendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Taylorsville Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Obids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Transou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Glendale Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Draco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Kings Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Cedar Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Concord ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Sunrise Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Oxford Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- North Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Monbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Murrays Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Conover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Calahaln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Pino
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooleemee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Love Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Houstonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Statesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cool Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Elkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- State Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thurmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Mountain Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Zephyr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Rockford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Stony Knoll
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Devotion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Watauga County
- Stony Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Swan Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Marler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Rena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Hamptonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Branon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Footville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Yadkinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zimmerman, see our County-by-County Page for Zimmerman.
Cemeteries Near Zimmerman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zimmerman.
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 Zimmerman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zimmerman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilkesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48172 <3>
- Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Zimmerman itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zimmerman, with the one closest to Zimmerman listed first.
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Gilreath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Osbornville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Dellaplane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Vashti
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Swan Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Ronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Wilkesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moravian Falls
(10 miles [16.1 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 Zimmerman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zimmerman.
Newspapers Published in Zimmerman ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zimmerman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zimmerman, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zimmerman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Zimmerman:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Davie County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Zimmerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zimmerman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |