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 Perkinsville (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 Perkinsville. 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.
Perkinsville is located in Watauga 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 Watauga County: Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Wilkes & Johnson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Perkinsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perkinsville:
- Watauga County (The home county of Perkinsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Boone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Rutherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Norris ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Moretz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Bamboo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Shulls Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Laxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Valle Crucis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vilas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deep Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Ellendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Brownwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Todd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fleetwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- West Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Obids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Roten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Glendale Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Seven Devils
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Elk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beech Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Sugar Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Mount Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Linville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Montezuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Newland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pineola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Collettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abingdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Adako
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Cedar Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- McDowell County
- Ashford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Altapass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Spruce Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Ferguson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Wilbar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Purlear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Millers Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Adley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- McGrady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Cricket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Shell Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Heaton Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Buladeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Burbank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Siam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Trade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Fuller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Whitetop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Green Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perkinsville, see our County-by-County Page for Perkinsville.
Cemeteries Near Perkinsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perkinsville.
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 Perkinsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perkinsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Hartley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winkler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vannoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moretz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Perkinsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perkinsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perkinsville, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.
- Boone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Bamboo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Norris ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Aho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
- Solo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Soda Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Shulls Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Triplett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Meat Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
- Blowing Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vilas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 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 Perkinsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perkinsville.
Newspapers Published in Perkinsville ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perkinsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perkinsville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perkinsville.
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 Perkinsville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Watauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Grayson 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 Perkinsville, 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' (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- Perkinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |