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 Rock (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 Rock. 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 and doctors 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.
Paint Rock is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Buncombe, Haywood, Yancey, Cocke (TN), Greene (TN) & Unicoi (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Paint Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paint Rock:
- Madison County (The home county of Paint Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Stackhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Allenstand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Cutshalltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Trust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Sandymush
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Alexander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leicester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Newfound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Democrat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Stoney Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Beech
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Lake Junaluska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morning Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Maggie Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Higgins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Ramseytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Nough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Del Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tom Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- West Myers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Parrottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Edwina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jimtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Greene County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Bright Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Water Fork Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Greeneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Warrensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Bolton Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamblen County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Monte Vista Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Whitesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Jefferson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Leadvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Baneberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Dandridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sevier County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Pittman Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- East Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Flag Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Bumpus Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Banner Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Mill Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Kansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Telford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paint Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Paint Rock.
Cemeteries Near Paint Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paint Rock.
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 Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paint Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Swaney Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Click Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawson, Wills & Arrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cutshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cutshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gragg Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Justis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Justis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (691 more) ...
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Family Cemetery
- The Lamb Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lamb Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Paint Rock had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paint Rock, with the one closest to Paint Rock listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Limestone Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Nough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Stackhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Del Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Barnard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Caney Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Branch is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paint Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paint Rock.
Newspapers Published in Paint Rock ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paint Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paint Rock, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paint Rock.
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 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 Paint Rock:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Yancey County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sevier 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Paint Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |