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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 Lake Santeetlah (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 Santeetlah. 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 Santeetlah ...

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 have occurred.

Lake Santeetlah has also been known as: Santeetla, Santeetlah, Santultah, Thunderbird Mountain and Thunderbird.

  • A typical abbreviation for Lake Santeetlah: Lk. Santeetlah

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Santeetlah is located in Graham County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties 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 Lake Santeetlah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Santeetlah:

  • Graham County     (The home county of Lake Santeetlah)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.
    • Andrews
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <2>
    • Buffalo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rhodo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Topton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marble
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
      • Marble is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <2>
    • Boiling Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Unaka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unaka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
      • Unaka is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Unaka
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Unaka
    • Grape Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogreeta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogreeta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
      • Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ogreeta
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Ogreeta
    • Hiwassee Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiwassee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
      • Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.
    • Hayesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Brasstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
      • Brasstown is located in Clay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasstown <2>
    • Elf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
      • Elf is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elf
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Elf
    • Warne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warne
      • Warne is located in Clay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warne <2>
    • Pine Log Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Log Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
      • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
  • Jackson County
    • Whittier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
      • Whittier is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittier <2>
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.
    • Fairview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tellico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tellico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
      • Tellico is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tellico
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Tellico
    • Leatherman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.
    • Nantahala
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wesser
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Almond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Swain County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <2>
    • Bushnell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Judson ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Judson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Swain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Judson
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Judson
    • Forney ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
      • Forney is located in Swain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forney
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Forney
    • Bryson City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
      • Bryson City is located in Swain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <2>
    • Unahala
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Towns County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.
    • Hunt ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
      • Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hunt
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Hunt
    • Hiawassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Young Harris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
      • Young Harris is located in Towns County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <2>
    • Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Blount County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.
    • Chilhowee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Happy Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Red Bank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Sixmile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Miller Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
      • Miller Cove is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
    • Walnut Hill Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
      • Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
    • Brick Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsey Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Seaton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
      • Seaton is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seaton
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Seaton
    • Walland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walland
      • Walland is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walland <2>
    • Binfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Loudon County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.
    • Jena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trigonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenback
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Morganton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alleghany ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleghany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
      • Alleghany is located in Loudon County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
  • Monroe County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.
    • Ipe ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
      • Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
    • Ballplay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Acorn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
      • Acorn is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Acorn
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Acorn
    • Belltown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jacktown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
    • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuskeegee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
      • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
    • Tellico Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Coker Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Vonore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vonore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore
      • Vonore is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vonore <2>
    • Epperson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Epperson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
      • Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Epperson
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Epperson
    • Jalapa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jalapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
      • Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jalapa
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Jalapa
  • Sevier County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.
    • Elkmont ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
      • Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkmont
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Elkmont
    • Wear Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chalet Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
      • Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
    • Starkeytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
      • Starkeytown is located in Sevier County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 431 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Santeetlah, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Santeetlah.

Cemeteries Near Lake Santeetlah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Santeetlah.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Santeetlah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.

  • Coom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Buffalo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Buffalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Massey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Welch Cove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiggins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holloway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orr Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orr Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (359 more) ...
    • Gunter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cable Cove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Payne Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Lake Santeetlah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Santeetlah.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Santeetlah, with the one closest to Lake Santeetlah listed first.

  • Yellow Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robbinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
    • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <2>
  • Fairfax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Swain County
  • Tuskeegee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuskeegee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
    • Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
  • Stecoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stecoah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
    • Stecoah is located in Graham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stecoah
    • From Lake Santeetlah to Stecoah
  • Proctor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Swain County
  • Andrews
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <2>
  • Coalville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Nantahala
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hewitt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Hewitt is located in Swain County
  • Marble
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <2>
  • Caringer ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caringer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
    • Caringer is located in Monroe County (TN)
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    • Chilhowee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Ipe ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
      • Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
    • Judson ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Judson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Swain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Judson
      • From Lake Santeetlah to Judson

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Santeetlah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Santeetlah.

Newspapers Published in Lake Santeetlah ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Santeetlah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Santeetlah, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Santeetlah.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lake Santeetlah:

The official website for Lake Santeetlah: www.townoflakesanteetlah.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Lake Santeetlah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Santeetlah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Santeetlah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3646, Longitude: -83.8623    









 

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