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 Elkville (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 Elkville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Elkville is located in 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 Elkville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elkville:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Elkville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Boomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Purlear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Adley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Moravian Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millers Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Cricket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Wilbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Wilkesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Liledoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Isenhour Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Rocky Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Millersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Fairview Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Yates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Obids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Brownwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Fleetwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glendale Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Todd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- West Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Transou
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Warrensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Seven Devils
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Banner Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pineola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crossnore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Stamey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Icard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rutherford College
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Hildebran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Valdese
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Drexel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Morganton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Jonas Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Yellow Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Kings Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Draco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cedar Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Lenoir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Cajah's Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Blowing Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- North Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Saint Stephens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Viewmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Long View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Sweetwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Oxford Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Brookford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Fairbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Mountain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Catfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Conover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Love Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Scotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Stony Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Laxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Bamboo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Deep Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Boone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Shulls Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin County
- Swan Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Johnson County (TN)
- Trade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elkville, see our County-by-County Page for Elkville.
Cemeteries Near Elkville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elkville.
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 Elkville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elkville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- The Bellview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belleview Cemetery
- Lenoir City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266776 <3>
- Edmisten Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harpertown Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Mt. Hermon Methodist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elkville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Yadkin Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Kings Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Ready Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Mount Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Darby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Maple Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Buffalo Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Draco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Boomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Penley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Stony Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elkville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elkville.
Newspapers Published in Elkville ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elkville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elkville.
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 Elkville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Iredell County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Johnson 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkville) 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 Elkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |