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 Cowarts (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 Cowarts. 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 and hospitals 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.
Cowarts is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Haywood, Macon, Swain, Transylvania & Oconee (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Cowarts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cowarts:
- Jackson County (The home county of Cowarts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Tuckasegee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Laport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Cullowhee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Argura
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Forest Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <1>
- Ruby City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Sylva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Erastus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Greens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Balsam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Glady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Candler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Hazelwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Waynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maggie Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Cruso
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Lake Junaluska
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Teague ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Etowah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Ellijay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Leatherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Otto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scaly Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tellico
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Orlando
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Cherokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unahala
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Bryson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Forney ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Wesser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Balsam Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sapphire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Toxaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Rosman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Pisgah Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Penrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rabun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Sky Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Mountain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville County (SC)
- Caesars Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Mountain Rest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tamassee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pickens County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Rocky Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Times
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cowarts, see our County-by-County Page for Cowarts.
Cemeteries Near Cowarts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cowarts.
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 Cowarts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cowarts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Stephenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Queen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brasstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Mathis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cowarts had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cowarts, with the one closest to Cowarts listed first.
- Tuckasegee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Laport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Cullowhee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fallcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Rich Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Big Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Sylva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Balsam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellijay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cowarts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowarts.
Newspapers Published in Cowarts ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowarts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cowarts, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cowarts.
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 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 Cowarts:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Rabun County
- Greenville County
- Oconee County
- Pickens 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 Cowarts, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cowarts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |