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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 Cheoah (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 Cheoah. 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 hospitals and 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.

Cheoah is located in Graham 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 Graham County: Cherokee, Macon, Swain, Blount (TN) & Monroe (TN).

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

  • Graham County     (The home county of Cheoah)
  • Cherokee County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheoah, with the one closest to Cheoah listed first.
    • Hayesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Elf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brasstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Warne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Log Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheoah, with the one closest to Cheoah listed first.
    • Whittier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wilmot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dillsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Greens Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Paint Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Paint Town is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
    • Sylva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Webster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Webster is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Macon County
  • Swain County
  • Towns County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheoah, with the one closest to Cheoah listed first.
    • Hunt ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hiawassee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Tate City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tate City is located in Towns County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
    • Young Harris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jacksonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Blount County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheoah, with the one closest to Cheoah listed first.
    • Red Bank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Chilhowee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Happy Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Townsend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Miller Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Miller Cove is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
    • Sixmile
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Walland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cowan Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
    • Rocky Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Chelsey Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
    • Walnut Hill Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
  • Monroe County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheoah, with the one closest to Cheoah listed first.
    • Ipe ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
    • Ballplay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Acorn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Toqua ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
    • Jacktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
    • Tellico Plains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sevier County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheoah, with the one closest to Cheoah listed first.
    • Elkmont ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wear Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Chalet Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
    • Starkeytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Starkeytown is located in Sevier County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
    • Gatlinburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cheoah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheoah.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cheoah, with the one closest to Cheoah 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 Cheoah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cheoah.

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

  • Robbinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stecoah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuskeegee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
  • Nantahala
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hewitt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hewitt is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
  • Yellow Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfax is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Proctor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Proctor is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Andrews
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Aquone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Aquone is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
  • Judson ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bushnell ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Coalville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tusquitee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Tusquitee is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee

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

Newspapers Published in Cheoah ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheoah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheoah, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheoah.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Cheoah:

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 Cheoah, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cheoah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.