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 Fields of the Wood (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 Fields of the Wood. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Fields of the Wood is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Fannin (GA), Union (GA), Clay, Graham, Macon, Monroe (TN) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Fields of the Wood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fields of the Wood:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Fields of the Wood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Postell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Vests
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Burger Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Ogreeta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hothouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Unaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Culberson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Brasstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Graham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Lake Santeetlah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Pantertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- McCaysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cutcane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Fry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Epworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Hemp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Morganton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Greens Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Cherry Log
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Santaluca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Tennga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Towns County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hiawassee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Union County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Blairsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Hood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hood is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Bradley County (TN)
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Mecca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Etowah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodsprings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Nonaburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Manila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Coker Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jacktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Jalapa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Tellico Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Madisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Belltown Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Chanceytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Copperhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Archville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Delano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Parksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ball Play
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fields of the Wood, see our County-by-County Page for Fields of the Wood.
Cemeteries Near Fields of the Wood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fields of the Wood.
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 Fields of the Wood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fields of the Wood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- River Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hamby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lenderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spurling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Neal Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Threewit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clonts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Fields of the Wood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fields of the Wood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fields of the Wood, with the one closest to Fields of the Wood listed first.
- Postell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Hiwassee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee
- Wehutty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wehutty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehutty
- Vests
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Turtletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ogreeta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hothouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Wolf Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Letitia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letitia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letitia
- Unaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Coker Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Ducktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grape Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Sweet Gum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fields of the Wood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fields of the Wood.
Newspapers Published in Fields of the Wood ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fields of the Wood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fields of the Wood, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fields of the Wood.
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 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 Fields of the Wood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Graham County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Towns County
- Union County
- Bradley County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fields of the Wood, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fields of the Wood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |