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 Concord (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Concord. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Concord is located in York County.
To see how the shape of South 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 York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Concord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Concord:
- York County (The home county of Concord)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Tega Cay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- India Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Lake Wylie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Fort Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Filbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lesslie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Kings Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blacksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Smith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Edgemoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lando
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lowrys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Eureka Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Richburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Lawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Cabal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Camp Cox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springdell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Van Wyck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Camp Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Irwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lancaster Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- Lockhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cabarrus County (NC)
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Grover
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Light Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Patterson Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Earl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Elizabeth City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Stubbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brown Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- McAdenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Gastonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smyre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Ranlo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Gastonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Lowesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Iron Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Crouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Boger City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Yorkmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Dalton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Biddleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Wilmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Providence ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Chantilly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Marvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Waxhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Trail
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jaars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Stallings
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hemby Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Carmel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Concord, see our County-by-County Page for Concord.
Cemeteries Near Concord ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Concord.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Concord - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Concord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Memorial Park
- The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Grand View Memorial Park
- Old Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freedom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dinkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Bowling Green Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Concord in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Concord.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- India Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Tirzah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tirzah is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Fort Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Steel Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Filbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Concord. See our List of 1890's Communities around Concord.
Newspapers Published in Concord ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Concord.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Concord, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Concord.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Concord:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Union County
- Cabarrus County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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> | 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 Concord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Concord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |