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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 Jenkins Meadow (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 Jenkins Meadow. 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 Jenkins Meadow ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Jenkins Meadow: Jenkins Mdw.
- While the name of this community is Jenkins Meadow, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jenkins Meadow may originally have been Jenkin's Meadow.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jenkins Meadow might be written as Jenkin Meadow.
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 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.
Jenkins Meadow is located in Graham 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 Graham County: Cherokee, Macon, Swain, Blount (TN) & Monroe (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Jenkins Meadow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jenkins Meadow:
- Graham County (The home county of Jenkins Meadow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Lake Santeetlah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Yellow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fontana Dam
(8 miles [12.9 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 <2>
- Robbinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Andrews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Rhodo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Topton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unaka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Ogreeta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Murphy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hiwassee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Brasstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hayesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Log Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Elf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tellico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Nantahala
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Wesser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Almond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Forney ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bryson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Unahala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Towns County (GA)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Blount County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Chilhowee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Happy Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Red Bank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Brick Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Walnut Hill Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Binfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Binfield is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Chelsey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Fairway Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Miller Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Townsend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Loudon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Trigonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Greenback
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Morganton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Centersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Mecca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ballplay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Acorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Jacktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Coker Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Vonore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Epperson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Polk County (TN)
- Servilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Sevier County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Wear Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jenkins Meadow, see our County-by-County Page for Jenkins Meadow.
Cemeteries Near Jenkins Meadow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenkins Meadow.
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 Jenkins Meadow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jenkins Meadow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Orr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Odom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Massey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Cove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calderwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keener Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Green Cove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jenkins Meadow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jenkins Meadow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jenkins Meadow, with the one closest to Jenkins Meadow listed first.
- Yellow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fairfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Robbinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Chilhowee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Rafter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rafter is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Tuskeegee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Marble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Andrews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stecoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Citico ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Citico is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jenkins Meadow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jenkins Meadow.
Newspapers Published in Jenkins Meadow ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenkins Meadow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jenkins Meadow, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jenkins Meadow.
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 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 Jenkins Meadow:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Graham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Towns County
- Blount County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Sevier County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jenkins Meadow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Jenkins Meadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |