Hello Joseph! I'm very sorry for I don't know the area
of Gold Hill, Rowan county, N.C., but I thought that the following
information might be of help to you.

Rowan County, NCGenWebpage:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrowan/

Rowan County, NCArchives:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/rowan.htm

I noticed on the above two addresses that there are
also message boards that you can also post the surnames
that you are researching.

Rowan Public Lirary:
http://www.lib.co.rowan.nc.us/

I noticed on the above web site that the Rowan Public Library
has a History room that maybe of great interest to you in respect
to the area for which you are researching.

Here are three other web sites that may be of help to you:

Rowen Co. NC:
http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/NC/Rowan/

Rowan County, North Carolina History and Genealogy:
http://www.northcarolinagenealgy.org/rowan/index.htm

Rowan County, North Carolina Genealogical Records Information:
http://www.mynorthcarolinagenealogy.com/nc_county/rwn.htm

I sure hope that some of this information could be of help to you.
Also after posting on the message boards of the first two web sites
you may want to try Ancestry.com message board if you have that web
site.

Good Luck!
Allen McClain