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 Deerfield (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 Deerfield. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Deerfield is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Deerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deerfield:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Deerfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Lake Lure
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Thermal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Rutherfordton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Bakersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Ridgecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swannanoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Azalea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Swannanoa Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Riceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Arden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Busbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Royal Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Brindletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Linville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Parkhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Glen Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- New House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Cliffside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Mooresboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Bat Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Gerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Dana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- U-No
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Carolina Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Upward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Cumberland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Pinehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Fletcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Balfour
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Barker Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Madison County
- Ivy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Moffitt Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Lackey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Old Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Vein Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Greenlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- West Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Nebo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Altapass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Mill Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Transylvania County
- Penrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Hamrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Murchison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Celo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Pensacola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Micaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Cherokee County (SC)
- Chesnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Gowensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Tigerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Landrum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
- Campobello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fingerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gramling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deerfield, see our County-by-County Page for Deerfield.
Cemeteries Near Deerfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deerfield.
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 Deerfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Bat Cave.
- Temple of Jesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Connor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemphill Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Davistown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piney Knob Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Deerfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deerfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Chimney Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Bat Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Bearwallow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Old Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Mack ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Black Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deerfield.
Newspapers Published in Deerfield ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deerfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deerfield, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deerfield.
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 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 Deerfield:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Polk County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deerfield) 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 Deerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |