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 Franklin Grove (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 Franklin Grove. 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 Franklin Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Franklin Grove: Franklin Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Franklin Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franklin Grove.
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 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.
Franklin Grove is located in Swain 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 Swain County: Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Blount (TN) & Sevier (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Franklin Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklin Grove:
- Swain County (The home county of Franklin Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Bryson City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Unahala
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Judson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wesser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Nantahala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Topton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Graham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Stecoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Cheoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Bear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Fontana Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Robbinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Maggie Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Junaluska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Whittier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Paint Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Dillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Sylva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Cullowhee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <1>
- East Laport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Tellico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Leatherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellijay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Otto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Orlando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Scaly Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blount County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Red Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Townsend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Walland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Rocky Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Happy Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Seaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Cocke County (TN)
- Cosby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sevier County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Chalet Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Gatlinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Starkeytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Wear Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Pittman Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Pigeon Forge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waldens Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Middle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- East Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Dupont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklin Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Franklin Grove.
Cemeteries Near Franklin Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin Grove.
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 Franklin Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swain Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- De Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Franklin Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Franklin Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin Grove, with the one closest to Franklin Grove listed first.
- Bryson City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whittier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Birdtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Dillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stecoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Hewitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sylva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Nantahala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin Grove.
Newspapers Published in Franklin Grove ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franklin Grove.
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 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 Franklin Grove:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Swain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Sevier 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 Franklin Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Franklin Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |