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 Dillingham (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 Dillingham. 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 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.
Dillingham is located in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County: Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Transylvania & Yancey.
Below are the counties that are near Dillingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dillingham:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Dillingham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Rockview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Barnardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Democrat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Beech
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Walkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Montreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Weaverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swannanoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Black Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Linville Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plumtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County
- Linville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- West Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Gerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bat Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Naples
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Mills River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- U-No
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Balfour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Carolina Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Rollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Allegheny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Chapel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Old Fort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Greenlee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Little Switzerland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Sugar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Glenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Huntdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Penland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Grassy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Bakersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Altapass
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Lake Lure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Thermal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Union Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Murchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Hamrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Higgins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Micaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Newdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Double Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Greene County (TN)
- Camp Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Flag Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Clear Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Ernestville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bumpus Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Limestone Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Unicoi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Kansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dillingham, see our County-by-County Page for Dillingham.
Cemeteries Near Dillingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dillingham.
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 Dillingham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dillingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (558 more) ...
- Anders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maney Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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, Dillingham had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dillingham, with the one closest to Dillingham listed first.
- Rockview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Barnardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Democrat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Paint Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Price Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Stocksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Paint Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Weaverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swannanoa
(10 miles [16.1 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 Dillingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dillingham.
Newspapers Published in Dillingham ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dillingham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dillingham, 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 Dillingham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dillingham:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Yancey County
- Greene County
- Unicoi County
- Washington 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 Dillingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dillingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |