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 McCaysville (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 McCaysville. 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 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 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.
McCaysville is located in Fannin County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fannin County: Dawson, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Union, Cherokee (NC) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near McCaysville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCaysville:
- Fannin County (The home county of McCaysville)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Pantertown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Fry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Epworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Mineral Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Craytonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Cherry Log
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Santaluca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Ellijay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Ellijay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rolston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tickanetley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Tails Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Yukon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Whitestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Cisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tennga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crandall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Gregory
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Eton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Chatsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Towns County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Canal Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Owltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Hood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Suches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Choestoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Whitfield County
- Ruralvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Burger Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Hothouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Postell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Culberson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Grape Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Unaka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Murphy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Brasstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Bellefounte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Etowah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Grady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodsprings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Luskville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Nonaburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Coker Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jacktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Copperhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Chanceytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Archville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Parksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Servilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Ball Play
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCaysville, see our County-by-County Page for McCaysville.
Cemeteries Near McCaysville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCaysville.
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 McCaysville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCaysville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Epworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Galloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem #2 MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chastain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Ridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hot House MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot House MB Church Cemetery
- The Hot House MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hothouse MB Church Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (413 more) ...
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find McCaysville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCaysville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCaysville, with the one closest to McCaysville listed first.
- Kyle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Pierceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Curtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Hothouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Wolf Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Mineral Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cutcane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Hothouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Wehutty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wehutty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehutty
- Sweet Gum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Morganton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dora ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dora is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCaysville. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCaysville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of McCaysville ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCaysville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of McCaysville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of McCaysville and those printed in the larger area surrounding McCaysville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of McCaysville.
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 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 McCaysville:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Towns County
- Union County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Bradley County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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 McCaysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- McCaysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |