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 McGuires (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 McGuires. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
McGuires is located in Graham 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 Graham County: Cherokee, Macon, Swain, Blount (TN) & Monroe (TN).
Below are the counties that are near McGuires. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McGuires:
- Graham County (The home county of McGuires)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Lake Santeetlah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fontana Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Cheoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Stecoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Andrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Ogreeta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rhodo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Hiwassee Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Topton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Brasstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hayesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elf
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tellico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Nantahala
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Wesser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Almond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Judson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Forney ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Cutcane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Pantertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Hemp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- McCaysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Towns County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Young Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Hiawassee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blount County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Chilhowee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Happy Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Brick Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Walnut Hill Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Red Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Binfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Binfield is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Fairway Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Chelsey Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Miller Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Trigonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Jena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jena is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Mecca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Etowah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Manila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Ballplay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Belltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Coker Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Jacktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Acorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Tellico Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Epperson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Jalapa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Belltown Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Servilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chanceytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Ducktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Copperhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McGuires, see our County-by-County Page for McGuires.
Cemeteries Near McGuires ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGuires.
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 McGuires - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McGuires covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Green Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Massey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Odom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Giles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 McGuires in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McGuires.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McGuires, with the one closest to McGuires listed first.
- Marble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Unaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Robbinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tomotla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tomotla is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotla
- Andrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Rafter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rafter is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter
- Ogreeta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Grape Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Fairfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peachtree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peachtree is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
- Coker Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McGuires. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGuires.
Newspapers Published in McGuires ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around McGuires.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McGuires, 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 McGuires.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 McGuires:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Graham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Fannin County
- Towns County
- Union County
- Blount County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk 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 McGuires, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McGuires) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |