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 Powderhorn Mountain (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 Powderhorn Mountain. 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 Powderhorn Mountain ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Powderhorn Mountain: Powderhorn Mtn. (or less commonly used: Powderhorn Mntn.)
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 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.
Powderhorn Mountain 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 Powderhorn Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powderhorn Mountain:
- Watauga County (The home county of Powderhorn Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Stony Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Bamboo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Moretz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Shulls Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Liledoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vashti
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Isenhour Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Fairview Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Brownwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Fleetwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Todd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Glendale Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- West Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wagoner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Seven Devils
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Banner Elk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Beech Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Linville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pineola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mount Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Whaley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Chesterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Jonas Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodhiss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Drexel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Rutherford College
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Valdese
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Icard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morganton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Blowing Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Kings Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Rufus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cedar Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- Draco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Lenoir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Abingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Collettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- North Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Viewmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Saint Stephens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purlear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Millers Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boomer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Adley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Cricket
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Moravian Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carter County (TN)
- Shell Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Trade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Norris
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mountain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitetop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powderhorn Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Powderhorn Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Powderhorn Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powderhorn Mountain.
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 Powderhorn Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powderhorn Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elrod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craig Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Vannoy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Powderhorn Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Powderhorn Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Powderhorn Mountain, with the one closest to Powderhorn Mountain listed first.
- Darby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Penley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Stony Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Triplett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Buffalo Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Rutherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Bamboo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Aho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
- Maple Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Ready Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Parsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Powderhorn Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powderhorn Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Powderhorn Mountain ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powderhorn Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powderhorn Mountain, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powderhorn Mountain.
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 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 Powderhorn Mountain:
- 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
- Catawba County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Grayson 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Powderhorn Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Powderhorn Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |