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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 Linville (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 Linville. 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 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.

Linville is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.

Below are the counties that are near Linville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linville:

  • Burke County     (The home county of Linville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Glen Alpine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkhill is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
    • Calvin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Calvin is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Morganton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rollins ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rollins is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
    • Chesterfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Chesterfield is located in Burke County
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    • Jonas Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brindletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brindletown is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
    • Magnolia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Burke County
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    • Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Yellow Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
    • Drexel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Drexel is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Enola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Enola is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Avery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Linville Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Stamey Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Stamey Town is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
    • Crossnore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pineola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Plumtree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Linville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Montezuma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Montezuma is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Mount Pleasant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Chestnut Dale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
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    • Newland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Vale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vale is located in Avery County
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    • Grandfather
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Grandfather is located in Avery County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Minneapolis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Minneapolis is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Buncombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Montreat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgecrest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walkertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
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    • Rockview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rockview is located in Buncombe County
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  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Adako
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Adako is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
    • Muttenz ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
    • Mortimer ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
    • Collettsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Gamewell
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Abingdon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
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    • Rufus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rufus is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
    • Baton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Baton is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
    • Cajah's Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Mulberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Hudson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
      • Former name for Hudson:
      • Hudsonville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Advent Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
    • Cooksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooksville is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Long View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Long View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
    • Hickory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hickory is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
    • Mountain View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Banoak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Banoak is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Casar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Casar is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casar <1>
    • Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
    • Olive Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
    • Delight
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Delight is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
    • Knob Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
    • Toluca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Polkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • New House
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • New House is located in Cleveland County
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    • Belwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Henry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Henry is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Ashford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashford is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Nebo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Patten
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Patten is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Switzerland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • West Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Marion is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
    • Glenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Providence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Providence is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Greenlee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenlee is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
    • Sugar Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Vein Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
    • Lackey Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Altapass
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Altapass is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
    • Grassy Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Spruce Pine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Penland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bakersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
    • Red Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Herrell ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Herrell is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
    • Tipton Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
    • Buladean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Buladean is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
    • Huntdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
    • Relief
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Relief is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Bailey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bailey is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Thermal City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
    • Union Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Whitehouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
    • Otter Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Cuba ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Sunshine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Hollis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hollis is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • Green Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Ruth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Washburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Washburn is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Rutherfordton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bakersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
  • Watauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Foscoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Matney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Matney is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
    • Shulls Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
    • Rominger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rominger is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
    • Valle Crucis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Yancey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Celo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Celo is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
    • Hamrick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hamrick is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
    • Newdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Newdale is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
    • Micaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Double Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Double Island is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
    • Low Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Low Gap is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Murchison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Murchison is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
    • Pensacola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Pensacola is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
    • Green Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Day Book
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Day Book is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
    • Higgins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Higgins is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
  • Carter County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Burbank
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Heaton Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
    • Shell Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Linville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linville.

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 Linville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Obeth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Table Rock Adventist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lonon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • McDowell Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Advent Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (424 more) ...
    • Biddix Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Washburn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Green Mtn. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Linville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linville.

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

  • Table Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Table Rock is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Nebo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bridgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bridgewater is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Ashford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashford is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
  • North Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Cove is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
  • Glen Alpine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Worry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Worry is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
  • Toms Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
  • Calvin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvin is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Perkinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkinsville is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
  • Rollins ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollins is located in Burke County
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  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Morganton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jonas Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brindletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brindletown is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown

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

Newspapers Published in Linville ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linville, 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 Linville.

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 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 Linville:

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>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.
<3>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 Linville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Linville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.