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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dimmette. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dimmette to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dimmette, 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 Dimmette (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 Dimmette. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dimmette is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Dimmette. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dimmette:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Dimmette)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Ronda
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lomax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Clingman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Roaring River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Traphill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Hays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Dehart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Vashti
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hiddenite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Liledoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Ellendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Isenhour Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Scottville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Transou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Glendale Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Obids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Wagoner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Orion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Yates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Crumpler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Pino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Donnaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Cinnamon Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Dozier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Grapewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- River Ridge Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Eaglewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Hunters Trace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- The Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Oak Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Robin Hood Trace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Union Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Love Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Houstonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Olin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Cool Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Stokes County
- Pinnacle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Elkin Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thurmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Zephyr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Devotion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stony Knoll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Dobson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Watauga County
- Stony Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Swan Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Cycle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Boonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Windsors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Branon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Hamptonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Yadkinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Lambsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pipers Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Cana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Low Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dimmette, see our County-by-County Page for Dimmette.
Cemeteries Near Dimmette ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dimmette.
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 Dimmette - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dimmette covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Island Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- State Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Dimmette in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dimmette.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dimmette, with the one closest to Dimmette listed first.
- Ronda
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Benham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Clingman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Lomax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Dellaplane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Swan Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Traphill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dimmette. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dimmette.
Newspapers Published in Dimmette ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dimmette.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dimmette, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dimmette.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Dimmette:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson 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 Dimmette, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dimmette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |