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 Elk Shoal (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 Elk Shoal. 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 Elk Shoal ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Elk Shoal: Elk Shl.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elk Shoal. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk Shoal.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Elk Shoal is located in Yancey 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 Yancey County: Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell & Unicoi (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Elk Shoal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elk Shoal:
- Yancey County (The home county of Elk Shoal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Higgins
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Ramseytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sioux
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Green Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Double Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Micaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Plumtree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Linville Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Stamey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Minneapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Crossnore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pineola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Linville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Barnardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rockview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Democrat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Flat Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Beech
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Weaverville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montreat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Walkertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Stoney Knob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Riceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Alexander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgecrest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Linville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Allegheny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Cutshalltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- White Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Rollins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allenstand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Hurricane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Little Switzerland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dendron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Greenlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Old Fort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Lackey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Huntdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Richlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Penland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buladean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Spruce Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Tolley Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Woodby Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Burbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Gap Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Pine Crest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Roan Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Elizabethton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watauga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Greene County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Horse Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Water Fork Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Camp Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rheatown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Centersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Forest Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Bolton Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Greeneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Clear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Flag Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bumpus Cove
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Unicoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Kansas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Conklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conklin is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Telford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Onks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Onks is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
- Green Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- South Gate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Mill Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Bowmantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk Shoal, see our County-by-County Page for Elk Shoal.
Cemeteries Near Elk Shoal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Shoal.
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 Elk Shoal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elk Shoal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Elk Shoal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whittington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fender Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (877 more) ...
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Elk Shoal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elk Shoal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elk Shoal, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Cane River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
- Higgins
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Bald Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Bee Log
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Paint Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Price Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Sioux
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Windom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paint Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Green Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elk Shoal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk Shoal.
Newspapers Published in Elk Shoal ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Shoal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Shoal, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elk Shoal.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elk Shoal:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yancey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Elk Shoal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elk Shoal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |