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 Lake Junaluska (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 Lake Junaluska. 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 Lake Junaluska ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Junaluska: Lk. Junaluska
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 hospitals and 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.
Lake Junaluska is located in Haywood 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 Haywood County: Buncombe, Jackson, Madison, Swain, Transylvania, Cocke (TN) & Sevier (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Lake Junaluska. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Junaluska:
- Haywood County (The home county of Lake Junaluska)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Clyde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- West Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Maggie Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morning Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Teague ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Cruso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Glady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Newfound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Sandymush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Candler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Enka Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leicester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Bent Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Avery Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Emma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Alexander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mills River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horse Shoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Mountain Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Cumberland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Balfour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Pinehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Balsam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Addie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Argura
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- East Laport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Sylva
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cullowhee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Paint Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Forest Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Tuckasegee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Leatherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Ellijay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Trust
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Spring Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Walnut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Hot Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Hurricane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Mars Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Cherokee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Unahala
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Bryson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Balsam Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brevard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Penrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Toxaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rosman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- East Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Sapphire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Tom Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Cosby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Del Rio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wilton Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- West Myers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Edwina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Sevier County (TN)
- Pittman Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Junaluska, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Junaluska.
Cemeteries Near Lake Junaluska ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Junaluska.
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 Lake Junaluska - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Junaluska covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ratcliffe Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Medford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fulbright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (480 more) ...
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dawn Memory Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Lake Junaluska in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Junaluska.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Junaluska, with the one closest to Lake Junaluska listed first.
- Clyde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Duff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Crabtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Cove Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Balsam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Turnpike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fines Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fines Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
- Cataloochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Palm ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palm is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Junaluska. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Junaluska.
Newspapers Published in Lake Junaluska ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Junaluska.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Junaluska, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Junaluska.
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 either 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 Lake Junaluska:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Haywood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Henderson County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Cocke County
- Sevier 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> | 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 Lake Junaluska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lake Junaluska) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |