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 Rich 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 Rich 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 Rich 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 Rich Mountain: Rich Mtn. (or less commonly used: Rich Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rich Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rich Mountain.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Rich Mountain is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Haywood, Macon, Swain, Transylvania & Oconee (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Rich Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rich Mountain:
- Jackson County (The home county of Rich Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Argura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Ruby City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Tuckasegee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Balsam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cullowhee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Addie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <1>
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Sylva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Glady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Candler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Avery Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Bent Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Enka Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandymush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Acton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Leicester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Hazelwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Waynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maggie Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Cruso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Lake Junaluska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- West Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Etowah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Horse Shoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mills River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sky Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Ellijay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Leatherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Otto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scaly Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tellico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Orlando
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Cherokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Unahala
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Bryson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Almond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Wesser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Balsam Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Toxaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sapphire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Rosman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Seven Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Penrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rabun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Sky Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville County (SC)
- Caesars Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tamassee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pickens County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Rocky Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Sunset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Nine Times
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rich Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Rich Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Rich Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rich 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 Rich Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rich Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Brasstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mathis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cathey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sols Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Smook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rich Mountain had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Cowarts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- East Laport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Tuckasegee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cullowhee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fallcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Big Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Wolf Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Addie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Beta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sylva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rich Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rich Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Rich 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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rich Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rich Mountain, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rich Mountain.
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 Rich Mountain:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Rabun County
- Greenville County
- Oconee County
- Pickens 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 Rich Mountain, 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- Rich Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |