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 Collettsville (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 Collettsville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Collettsville is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Collettsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collettsville:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Collettsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Adako
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
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- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Abingdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
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- Rufus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
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- Gamewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
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- Pinehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
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- Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
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- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Cajah's Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Baton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
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- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Little River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
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- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
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- Ellendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
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- Isenhour Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Brownwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Todd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Obids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
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- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Linville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pineola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Linville Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Newland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Devils
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Banner Elk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Drexel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jonas Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
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- Rutherford College
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valdese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Connelly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Parkhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Long View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Advent Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- North Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Viewmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Brookford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Sweetwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Cooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Saint Stephens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Fairbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Propst Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Olive Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Casar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Toluca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Knob Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
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- Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Nebo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Little Switzerland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- West Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Glenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
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- Greenlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
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- Vein Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
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- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Altapass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
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- Grassy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Penland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bakersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Foscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Bamboo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Matney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Boone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Valle Crucis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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- Laxon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
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- Sands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
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- Vilas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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- Rominger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
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- Deep Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Ferguson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Boomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purlear
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Adley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Moravian Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Wilbar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
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- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Newdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Celo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Double Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Hamrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Micaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Heaton Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Shell Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Roan Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Norris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Trade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collettsville, see our County-by-County Page for Collettsville.
Cemeteries Near Collettsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collettsville.
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 Collettsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collettsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Conways Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Houck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Puette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Puett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harpertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- The Bellview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belleview Cemetery
- Lenoir City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266776 <3>
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Edmisten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Collettsville had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collettsville, with the one closest to Collettsville listed first.
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Perkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Gamewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Worry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Table Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Upton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Baton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collettsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collettsville.
Newspapers Published in Collettsville ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collettsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collettsville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collettsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Collettsville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yancey County
- Carter County
- Johnson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Collettsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Collettsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |