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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jeter. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jeter to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jeter, please Contact Us.
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 Jeter (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 Jeter. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Jeter is historic, it would have been located within present day Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Jeter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jeter:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Jeter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Lake Lure
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Thermal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Rutherfordton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Spindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Ridgecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Azalea
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Swannanoa Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Riceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Arden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Busbee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Redwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Brindletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Parkhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Linville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Glen Alpine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Enola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- New House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Cliffside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Delight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Polkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Mooresboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Casar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Bat Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Gerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Dana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- U-No
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Carolina Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Cumberland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Upward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Balfour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Barker Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Naples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Fletcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Ivy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Moffitt Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Lackey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Old Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Dendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Vein Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Greenlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- West Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Altapass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Spruce Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Mill Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Hamrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Murchison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Celo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Pensacola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Low Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Micaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- Chesnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Gowensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Landrum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Campobello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fingerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gramling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jeter, see our County-by-County Page for Jeter.
Cemeteries Near Jeter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jeter.
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 Jeter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jeter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hemphill Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Bat Cave.
- Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davistown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Temple of Jesus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Piney Knob Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Connor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Jeter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jeter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jeter, with the one closest to Jeter listed first.
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Uree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Chimney Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bat Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Old Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Dendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Vein Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Black Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jeter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jeter.
Newspapers Published in Jeter ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jeter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jeter, 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 Jeter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Jeter:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Polk County
- Yancey County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jeter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Jeter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |