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 Burger Town (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 Burger Town. 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.
Burger Town is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Fannin (GA), Union (GA), Clay, Graham, Macon, Monroe (TN) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Burger Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burger Town:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Burger Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Postell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Hothouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Vests
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Culberson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hiwassee Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Grape Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Unaka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Murphy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Marble
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Brasstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hayesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Pantertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Fry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cutcane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Epworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Mineral Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Hemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Greens Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Craytonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Cherry Log
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Santaluca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- East Ellijay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellijay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rolston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tickanetley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Yukon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Tails Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Cisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tennga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gregory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Crandall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Towns County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Union County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Canal Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Hood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hood is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Choestoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Suches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- 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)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Mecca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Etowah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodsprings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Luskville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Nonaburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Claxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Englewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Coker Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jacktown
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Belltown Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Chanceytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Copperhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Servilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chable ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Parksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Delano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Play
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burger Town, see our County-by-County Page for Burger Town.
Cemeteries Near Burger Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burger Town.
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 Burger Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burger Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Padgett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Amburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Threewit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeland Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neal Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McJunkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spurling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Suit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Burger Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burger Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burger Town, with the one closest to Burger Town listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wehutty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wehutty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehutty
- Ducktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hothouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Postell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Turtletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Hothouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Sweet Gum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
- Vests
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Pierceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cutcane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Culberson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Letitia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Letitia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letitia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burger Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burger Town.
Newspapers Published in Burger Town ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burger Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burger Town, 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 Burger Town.
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 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 Burger Town:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Towns County
- Union County
- Bradley County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk 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 Burger Town, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burger Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |