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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mack. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mack to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mack, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mack (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 Mack. 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 southwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mack is historic, it would have been located within present day Rutherford County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Mack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mack:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Mack)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Rutherfordton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Spindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bostic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Alexander Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Ridgecrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swannanoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Azalea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Busbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Royal Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Swannanoa Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Skyland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Brindletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Parkhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Enola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Glen Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Calvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Camp Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Yellow Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Linville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Cliffside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Mooresboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- New House
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Lattimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Boiling Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Polkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Kingstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Campcall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Delight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Casar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Bat Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Saluda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Gerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Upward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- East Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- U-No
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Barker Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Carolina Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Zirconia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Claremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Lincoln County
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Sugar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Moffitt Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Lackey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- West Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Old Fort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Patten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Dendron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Mill Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Chesnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gaffney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Gowensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- O'Neal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Tigerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fingerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
- Campobello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gramling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mayo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Inman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <2>
- Inman Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Valley Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Southern Shops
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Cowpens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mack, see our County-by-County Page for Mack.
Cemeteries Near Mack ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mack.
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 Mack - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Family Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rutherfordton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- The Gilboa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilboa UMC Cemetery
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spindale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
Mack itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mack, with the one closest to Mack listed first.
- Rutherfordton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bostic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Uree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Sandy Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Trio ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sunshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Vein Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mack. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mack.
Newspapers Published in Mack ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mack.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mack, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mack.
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 helpful 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 Mack:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |