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 Redmon (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 Redmon. 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.
Redmon 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 Redmon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redmon:
- Madison County (The home county of Redmon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rollins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Stackhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Trust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leicester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandymush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Flat Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Stoney Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Woodfin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newfound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Barnardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beech
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Emma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Acton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Teague ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Morning Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Clyde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Lake Junaluska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cruso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Fletcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mills River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- McDowell County
- Dendron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Huntdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Bailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Richlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Tipton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Higgins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Murchison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Burnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Ramseytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Day Book
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Celo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Hamrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Micaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Nough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Tom Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Del Rio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- West Myers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Parrottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edwina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilton Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Jimtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Cosby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Camp Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Water Fork Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Horse Creek
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Bright Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Greeneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tusculum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Afton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Flag Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Conklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Limestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Redmon, see our County-by-County Page for Redmon.
Cemeteries Near Redmon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redmon.
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 Redmon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redmon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Rector Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hagen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roberson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rectors Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
- The J. Lee Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Old Station 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 Redmon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Redmon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rollins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Barnard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Sandy Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Big Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Pine is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
- Canto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canto is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canto
- Stackhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Jupiter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Sandymush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leicester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redmon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redmon.
Newspapers Published in Redmon ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redmon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redmon, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redmon.
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 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 Redmon:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell 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 Redmon, 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 from Point A (ie- Redmon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |