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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dark Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dark Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dark Ridge, please Contact Us.
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 Dark Ridge (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 Dark Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Dark Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dark Ridge: Dark Rdg. (or less commonly used: Dark Rdge. or Dark Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dark Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dark Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dark Ridge is historic, it would have been located within present day Avery 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 Avery County: Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga, Carter (TN) & Johnson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Dark Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dark Ridge:
- Avery County (The home county of Dark Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Whaley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
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- Beech Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Banner Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Seven Devils
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Newland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grandfather
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Chestnut Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Linville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Todd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brownwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
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- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
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- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fleetwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
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- Yates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
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- Comet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- West Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
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- Warrensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Linville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
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- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
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- Rufus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
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- Adako
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
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- Collettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
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- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Abingdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
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- Cilley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
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- Lenoir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Ashford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Little Switzerland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Buladean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
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- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Spruce Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Penland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
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- Tipton Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Altapass
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
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- Relief
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Grassy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
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- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
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- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Rominger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
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- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valle Crucis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Mabel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
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- Zionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
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- Sands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Wilkes County
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Double Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
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- Green Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Day Book
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Micaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Celo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Higgins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
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- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Heaton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Siam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Tolley Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Buladeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Gap Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Woodby Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Elizabethton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Norris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Trade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mountain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Childress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Holston Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Piney Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Hunter Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Forest Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Galloway Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Akard Addition
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Erwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Banner Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Bumpus Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- East Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- South Gate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Carnegie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Oakland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Austin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Johnson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- North Johnson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Flourville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Onks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Onks is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
- Green Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Kansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Bristol City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Green Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Alvarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Drowning Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dark Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Dark Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Dark Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dark Ridge.
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 Dark Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dark Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McGuire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trivett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- The Stout Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haskell Stout Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (946 more) ...
- Bunton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stanberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stansberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
While we didn't find Dark Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dark Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dark Ridge, with the one closest to Dark Ridge listed first.
- Elk Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Leander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lineback is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Roan Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Casper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Heaton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
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- Valle Crucis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amantha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dark Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dark Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Dark Ridge ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dark Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dark Ridge, 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 Dark Ridge.
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 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 Dark Ridge:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Avery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yancey County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Bristol City
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dark Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Dark Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |