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 English (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 English. 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.
English is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Buncombe, Haywood, Yancey, Cocke (TN), Greene (TN) & Unicoi (TN).
Below are the counties that are near English. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to English:
- Madison County (The home county of English)
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Foster Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allegheny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Cutshalltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Allenstand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Avery County
- Plumtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Democrat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Barnardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rockview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Flat Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Woodfin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Leicester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Little Switzerland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dendron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Old Fort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Lackey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Huntdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Richlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Red Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Buladean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Penland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spruce Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Higgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Ramseytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Day Book
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Murchison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Green Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Micaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Double Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Tolley Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Woodby Hill
(23 miles [37 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
- Pine Crest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Burbank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Gap Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Heaton Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roan Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Del Rio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Tom Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Greene County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Camp Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Horse Creek
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Rheatown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Bolton Estates
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Flag Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Ernestville
(8 miles [12.9 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
(11 miles [17.7 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 northeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Bumpus Cove
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Erwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unicoi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Conklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- 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
- Limestone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Telford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Jonesborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Big Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Green Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to English, see our County-by-County Page for English.
Cemeteries Near English ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of English.
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 English - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for English covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Justice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Engle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- The Banks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Murray Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proffitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (830 more) ...
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find English in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of English.
These communities are listed based on their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Little Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Briggs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Bald Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Cane River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
- Bee Log
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Clear Branch
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Big Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paint Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paint Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
- Higgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Ernestville
(8 miles [12.9 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around English. See our List of 1890's Communities around English.
Newspapers Published in English ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around English.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of English, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for English.
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 websites either 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 English:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Carter County
- Cocke 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> | 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 English, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- English) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |