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 Kalmia (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 Kalmia. 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 hospitals 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.
Kalmia is located in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County: Avery, McDowell, Yancey, Carter (TN) & Unicoi (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Kalmia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kalmia:
- Mitchell County (The home county of Kalmia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Altapass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Spruce Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Buladean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Tipton Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Relief
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Huntdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Linville Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plumtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stamey Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pineola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minneapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Vale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Linville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Montreat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Ridgecrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Black Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Beech
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Glen Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Chesterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Calvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Morganton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Brindletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Drexel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Yellow Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Adako
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Collettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rufus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Mulberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Abingdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Pinehurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Blowing Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cajah's Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Lenoir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ivy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Little Switzerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Greenlee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Patten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Dendron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Old Fort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Thermal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Union Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Foscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Rominger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Shulls Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Valle Crucis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vilas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Mabel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Sands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Newdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Double Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Micaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Celo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Hamrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Green Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Day Book
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Low Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pensacola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Murchison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ramseytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Burbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Shell Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tolley Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Woodby Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gap Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Fish Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Siam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Elizabethton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Crest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Norris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Unicoi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Banner Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Clear Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Bumpus Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Flag Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Kansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- South Gate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kalmia, see our County-by-County Page for Kalmia.
Cemeteries Near Kalmia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kalmia.
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 Kalmia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kalmia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Blalock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wiseman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pendley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tolley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (649 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McHone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biddix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Kalmia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kalmia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kalmia, with the one closest to Kalmia listed first.
- Spruce Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Estatoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- North Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Ledger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crossnore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Glen Ayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Celo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Windom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Toms Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kalmia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kalmia.
Newspapers Published in Kalmia ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kalmia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kalmia, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kalmia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Kalmia:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Mitchell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Rutherford County
- Watauga County
- Yancey County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Washington 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> | 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- Kalmia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kalmia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |