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 Buck (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 Buck. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Buck is located in 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 Buck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buck:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Buck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Adley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adley is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stokes was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Millers Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cricket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Wilkesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Purlear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Purlear is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- North Wilkesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moravian Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fletcher was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henderson was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Fairplains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplains is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Vashti
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Liledoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Little River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Stony Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roaring Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Topia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Amelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Hooker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Piney Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ennice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Obids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Glendale Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Transou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Fleetwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Brownwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crumpler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burke County
- Rhodhiss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley was located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Kings Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Draco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel was located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cedar Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Downsville was located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Lenoir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Mulberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Blowing Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Abingdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- North Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Oxford Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Saint Stephens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Catfish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Sunrise Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Viewmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Sweetwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Conover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Love Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope was located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Union Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard was located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Olin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Houstonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Elkin Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thurmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- State Road
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Mountain Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rusk was located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Zephyr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Stony Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laxon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Bamboo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Moretz
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Boone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Norris was located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Shulls Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Swan Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Cycle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Windsors Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Rena
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Hamptonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Branon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Boonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Footville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Grayson County (VA)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buck, see our County-by-County Page for Buck.
Cemeteries Near Buck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buck.
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 Buck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jolly Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Buck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buck.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buck, with the one closest to Buck listed first.
- Adley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adley is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Millers Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cricket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Wilkesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Purlear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Purlear is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Moravian Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplains is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Boomer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boomer is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Wilbar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbar is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Ready Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ready Branch is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hay Meadow was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonville is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Maple Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Springs is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hunting Creek was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buck.
Newspapers Published in Buck ...
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 Buck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buck, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buck.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Buck:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Iredell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Grayson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North 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 Buck, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |