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 Pine Log Village (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 Pine Log Village. 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 Pine Log Village ...
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 Pine Log Village: Pine Log Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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 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.
Pine Log Village is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Rabun (GA), Towns (GA), Union (GA), Cherokee & Macon.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Log Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Log Village:
- Clay County (The home county of Pine Log Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Warne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brasstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Culberson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Marble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coalville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ogreeta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hothouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Andrews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwassee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Vests
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Postell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Graham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Bear Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Robbinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Santeetlah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Cheoah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Yellow Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Stecoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Macon County
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Swain County
- Nantahala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Hemp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Craytonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Cutcane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Margret
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Margret is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Greens Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Blue Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pantertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- McCaysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Epworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Cherry Log
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rolston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Santaluca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Tickanetley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- White Path
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Habersham County (GA)
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Lumpkin County (GA)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Rabun County (GA)
- Germany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Germany is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Towns County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hiawassee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Tate City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tate City is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
- Union County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Canal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hood is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Owltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Owltown is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Choestoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Choestoe is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Suches
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Robertstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robertstown is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Helen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nacoochee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nacoochee is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Naguchee is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yonah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yonah is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Coker Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Belltown Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Chanceytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Copperhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ducktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Log Village, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Log Village.
Cemeteries Near Pine Log Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Log Village.
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 Pine Log Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Log Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brasstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Martins Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivylog Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lighthouse Full Gospel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Colwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Memory Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zebulon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pine Log Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Log Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Log Village, with the one closest to Pine Log Village listed first.
- Warne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brasstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Welch is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Blairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trackrock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trackrock is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
- Young Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campagne ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Campagne is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campagne
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peachtree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peachtree is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Hayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Tomotla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tomotla is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotla
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hood is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hiawassee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Log Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Log Village.
Newspapers Published in Pine Log Village ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Log Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Log Village, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Log Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pine Log Village:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Habersham County
- Lumpkin County
- Rabun County
- Towns County
- Union County
- White 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 Pine Log Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Log Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |