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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 Tate City (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 Tate City. 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.

Tate City is located in Towns 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 Towns County: Habersham, Rabun, Union, White & Clay (NC).

Below are the counties that are near Tate City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tate City:

  • Towns County     (The home county of Tate City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Hiawassee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hunt ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hunt is located in Towns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
    • Young Harris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonville is located in Towns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
  • Habersham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Turnerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Tugaloo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
    • Clarkesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Demorest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Rabun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Germany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Germany is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
    • Dillard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mountain City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sky Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wiley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Lakemont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallulah Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Toccoa Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Toccoa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Choestoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Choestoe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
    • Hood ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hood is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Blairsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Owltown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Owltown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
    • Canal Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Canal Lake is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
    • Bethlehem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bethlehem is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Helen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Robertstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Robertstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
    • Naguchee ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Naguchee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
    • Nacoochee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
    • Yonah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yonah is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Rhodo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rhodo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
    • Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Topton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Andrews
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Andrews is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <1>
    • Coalville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Coalville is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Marble
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Murphy is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <1>
    • Boiling Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Clay County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Elf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
    • Hayesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Warne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pine Log Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
    • Brasstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Graham County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Stecoah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
    • Cheoah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
    • Robbinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Highlands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Erastus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Erastus is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
    • Gay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
    • Cashiers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
      • Forest Hills has also been known as:
      • Forest Hills village
      • Village of Forest Hills
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <1>
    • Greens Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greens Creek is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
  • Macon County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Orlando
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Orlando is located in Macon County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Otto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Macon County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Scaly Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lickskillet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tellico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tellico is located in Macon County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Ellijay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellijay is located in Macon County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
    • Leatherman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Leatherman is located in Macon County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
  • Swain County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Nantahala
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
    • Wesser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
    • Almond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Unahala
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Unahala is located in Swain County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
    • Judson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
  • Oconee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.
    • Battle Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
    • Longcreek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Rest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tate City, see our County-by-County Page for Tate City.

Cemeteries Near Tate City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tate City.

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 Tate City - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tate City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.

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 Tate City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tate City.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tate City, with the one closest to Tate City listed first.

  • Blalock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Blalock is located in Rabun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
  • Persimmon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Persimmon is located in Rabun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
  • Visage ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Visage is located in Towns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
  • Shooting Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shooting Creek is located in Clay County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
  • Osborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Osborn is located in Towns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
  • Otto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hiawassee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tiger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
  • Hunt ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hunt is located in Towns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Mountain Scene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Scaly Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tusquitee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tusquitee is located in Clay County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
    • Campagne ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Campagne is located in Towns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campagne

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tate City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tate City.

Newspapers Published in Tate City ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tate City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tate City, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tate City.

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 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 Tate City:

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 Tate City, 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- Tate City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.