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 Hiwassee (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 Hiwassee. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hiwassee 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 Hiwassee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hiwassee:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Hiwassee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Hiwassee Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Postell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Ogreeta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Unaka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Burger Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Hothouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Grape Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Culberson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Brasstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elf
(30 miles [48.3 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 Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Lake Santeetlah
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Fontana Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Pantertown
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Fry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cutcane
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Epworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Mineral Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hemp
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Blue Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill
(22 miles [35.4 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 Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Cherry Log
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Santaluca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Murray County (GA)
- Tennga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Towns County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Young Harris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Union County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hood is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Owltown
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Blount County (TN)
- Chilhowee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Bradley County (TN)
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Mecca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Etowah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodsprings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Nonaburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Manila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manila is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Luskville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Coker Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jacktown
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Tellico Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jalapa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Belltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Ballplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Acorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Madisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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 Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Belltown Hill
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Ducktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Copperhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Archville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Delano
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Chestuee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hiwassee, see our County-by-County Page for Hiwassee.
Cemeteries Near Hiwassee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hiwassee.
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 Hiwassee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hiwassee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Hamby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lenderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neal Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (426 more) ...
- Spurling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Suit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Farrow Cemetery
(5 miles [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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hiwassee had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hiwassee, with the one closest to Hiwassee listed first.
- Vests
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Wehutty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wehutty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehutty
- Postell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Turtletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coker Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Ogreeta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Unaka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Epperson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Hothouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Letitia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letitia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letitia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grape Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Ducktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hiwassee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiwassee.
Newspapers Published in Hiwassee ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiwassee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hiwassee, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hiwassee.
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 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 Hiwassee:
- 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
- Blount 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 Hiwassee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hiwassee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |