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 Paint Fork (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 Paint Fork. 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 Paint Fork ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Paint Fork: Paint Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Paint Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paint Fork.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 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.
Paint Fork is located in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County: Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Transylvania & Yancey.
Below are the counties that are near Paint Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paint Fork:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Paint Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Barnardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beech
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Rockview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Democrat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Flat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Weaverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Stoney Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Walkertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Woodfin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swannanoa Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Swannanoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- West Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Clyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Teague ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Gerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bat Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Mills River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- U-No
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Balfour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Carolina Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Cumberland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Pinehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Rollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Walnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Stackhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- White Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Allegheny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Dendron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Old Fort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Lackey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Greenlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Little Switzerland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Sugar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Nebo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Huntdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Penland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Grassy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Richlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bakersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Spruce Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Murchison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Hamrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Higgins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Ramseytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Day Book
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Micaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Newdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Cocke County (TN)
- Wolf Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Greene County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Camp Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Water Fork Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Horse Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Flag Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Clear Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Ernestville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bumpus Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Kansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paint Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Paint Fork.
Cemeteries Near Paint Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paint Fork.
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 Paint Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paint Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Paint Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maney Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Anders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (550 more) ...
- Whitaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Paint Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paint Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Beech
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Barnardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Democrat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Dillingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Rockview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Flat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Stocksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Weaverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Jupiter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
- Grace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Price Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paint Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paint Fork.
Newspapers Published in Paint Fork ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paint Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paint Fork, 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 Paint Fork.
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 Paint Fork:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Yancey County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Unicoi County
- Washington 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> | 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 Paint Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paint Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |