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 The Forest at Blowing Rock (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 The Forest at Blowing Rock. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
The Forest at Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near The Forest at Blowing Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock:
- Caldwell County (The home county of The Forest at Blowing Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Rufus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Collettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Adako
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Lenoir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Cedar Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Ellendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Brownwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Todd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fleetwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Obids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- West Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Orion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Seven Devils
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Sugar Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Elk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Beech Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pineola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Crossnore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Linville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Drexel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Glen Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Valdese
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rutherford College
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Connelly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Ashford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Little Switzerland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Altapass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Spruce Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Buladean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Foscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Rominger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Moretz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Ferguson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purlear
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Boomer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Millers Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Cricket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Moravian Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Double Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Newdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Shell Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Heaton Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Roan Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Fish Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Siam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Tolley Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Woodby Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Gap Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Trade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Butler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fuller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Unicoi County (TN)
- Limestone Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock, see our County-by-County Page for The Forest at Blowing Rock.
Cemeteries Near The Forest at Blowing Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Forest at Blowing Rock.
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 The Forest at Blowing Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Forest at Blowing Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- White Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boone Fork Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McLean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Estes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (628 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 The Forest at Blowing Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Forest at Blowing Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the one closest to The Forest at Blowing Rock listed first.
- Kelsey
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Blowing Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Foscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Aho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
- Valle Crucis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bamboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Penley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Forest at Blowing Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Forest at Blowing Rock.
Newspapers Published in The Forest at Blowing Rock ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Forest at Blowing Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Forest at Blowing Rock, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Forest at Blowing Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to The Forest at Blowing Rock:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yancey County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi 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 The Forest at Blowing Rock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Forest at Blowing Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |