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 Grimshawes (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 Grimshawes. 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 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.
Grimshawes is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Haywood, Macon, Swain, Transylvania & Oconee (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Grimshawes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grimshawes:
- Jackson County (The home county of Grimshawes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Cashiers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Erastus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Argura
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Tuckasegee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Laport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Cullowhee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Gay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Webster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Greens Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Hazelwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cruso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Maggie Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Ellijay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Scaly Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Otto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Leatherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Tellico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Unahala
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Bryson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Sapphire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Toxaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Rosman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Balsam Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Brevard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Penrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Habersham County (GA)
- Tugaloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Rabun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Sky Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Dillard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Germany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Germany is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Tiger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tallulah Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Towns County (GA)
- Tate City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tate City is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
- Greenville County (SC)
- Caesars Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Mountain Rest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tamassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walhalla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Longcreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Newry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Seneca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Pickens County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Rocky Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Sunset
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nine Times
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Crow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Knob ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Six Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arial is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grimshawes, see our County-by-County Page for Grimshawes.
Cemeteries Near Grimshawes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grimshawes.
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 Grimshawes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grimshawes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Whiteside Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lower Zachary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Zachary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evvitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Winchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erastus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Grimshawes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grimshawes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grimshawes, with the one closest to Grimshawes listed first.
- Cashiers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Pine Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Wolf Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Scaly Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jocassee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jocassee is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
- Ellijay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Fallcliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Tuckasegee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cullasaja
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mountain Rest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastatoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastatoe is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grimshawes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grimshawes.
Newspapers Published in Grimshawes ...
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 Grimshawes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grimshawes, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grimshawes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grimshawes:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Haywood County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Habersham County
- Rabun County
- Towns County
- Greenville County
- Oconee County
- Pickens 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 Grimshawes, 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- Grimshawes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |