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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 Buladean (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 Buladean. 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.

Buladean is located in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County: Avery, McDowell, Yancey, Carter (TN) & Unicoi (TN).

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

  • Mitchell County     (The home county of Buladean)
  • Avery County
  • Buncombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buladean, with the one closest to Buladean listed first.
    • Rockview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockview is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
    • Barnardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Democrat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buladean, with the one closest to Buladean listed first.
    • Jonas Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Linville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Linville is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
  • Caldwell County
  • Madison County
  • McDowell County
  • Watauga County
  • Yancey County
  • Carter County (TN)
  • Greene County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buladean, with the one closest to Buladean listed first.
    • Horse Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Horse Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
      • Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
    • Milburnton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Centersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Henshaw ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Henshaw is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
      • Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
    • Rheatown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Afton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Water Fork Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
  • Johnson County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buladean, with the one closest to Buladean listed first.
    • Norris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
    • Butler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • High Health ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
    • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
    • Trade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buladean, with the one closest to Buladean listed first.
    • Childress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Piney Flats
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bluff City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Galloway Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
    • Lella ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lella is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
    • Thom ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Thom is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
    • Colby ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Colby is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Sac ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sac is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
    • Fordtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blountville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Fishdam ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
  • Unicoi County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buladean, with the one closest to Buladean listed first.
    • Limestone Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Unicoi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whispering Pines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Banner Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
    • Erwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
    • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Bumpus Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
    • Ernestville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
    • Clear Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Loganton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
    • Flag Pond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Washington County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buladean, with the one closest to Buladean listed first.
    • South Gate Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Gate Village is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
    • East Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
    • Kansas City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
    • Carnegie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Carnegie is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
    • Johnson City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Oakland Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
    • Camelot Two
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
    • Green Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Hill is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • North Johnson City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • North Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
    • Onks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Onks is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
    • Austin Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
    • Conklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Buladean ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buladean.

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 Buladean - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ledford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Blevins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Whitson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (1038 more) ...
    • Street Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harrell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Francis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Herrell ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Herrell is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
  • Cloudland ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
  • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
  • Glen Ayre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
  • Burbank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Backwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
  • Plato
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Red Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bakersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Limestone Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Relief
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Heaton Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Buladean ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buladean.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buladean, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buladean.

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 Buladean:

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 Buladean, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buladean) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.