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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 Clingman (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 Clingman. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Clingman 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 Clingman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clingman:

  • Wilkes County     (The home county of Clingman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clingman, with the one closest to Clingman listed first.
    • Ronda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Roaring River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
    • Pleasant Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Lomax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hays
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zebra ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Zebra is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
    • Fletcher ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Henderson ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Henderson is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Fairplains
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clingman, with the one closest to Clingman listed first.
    • Vashti
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Hiddenite
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Stony Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Taylorsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Isenhour Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Liledoun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Ellendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Millersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
  • Alleghany County
  • Ashe County
  • Caldwell County
  • Catawba County
    • Sunrise Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
  • Davie County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clingman, with the one closest to Clingman listed first.
    • Donnaha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
    • Grapewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
    • Cinnamon Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
    • Eaglewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
    • Heritage Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • River Ridge Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
    • Dozier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dozier is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
    • Hunters Trace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
    • Lewisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Robin Hood Trace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
    • Sherwood Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
    • Vienna Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clingman, with the one closest to Clingman listed first.
    • New Hope ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Union Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Love Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Houstonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Olin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Olin is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
    • Harmony
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Turnersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
    • Scotts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Scotts is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Brevard ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Brevard is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Cool Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Statesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clingman, with the one closest to Clingman listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Needmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Needmore is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Stokes County
  • Surry County
  • Yadkin County
  • Carroll County (VA)
  • Grayson County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clingman, with the one closest to Clingman listed first.
    • Low Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Baywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Clingman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clingman.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clingman, with the one closest to Clingman 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clingman had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ronda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Swan Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
  • New Castle ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • Dellaplane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
  • Marler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rena is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
  • Jonesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Lovelace ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
  • Osbornville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
  • Elkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Elkin Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Benham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Benham is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
    • Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunting Creek is 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 Clingman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clingman.

Newspapers Published in Clingman ...

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 Clingman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clingman, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clingman.

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 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 Clingman:

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 Clingman, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clingman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.