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 Runion (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 Runion. 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 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.
Runion 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 Runion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Runion:
- Madison County (The home county of Runion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Stackhouse
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Hurricane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Allenstand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Rollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Sandymush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Alexander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Leicester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Democrat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Weaverville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Barnardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newfound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Woodfin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Beech
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Emma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Clyde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morning Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Lake Junaluska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maggie Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Huntdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Bailey
(27 miles [43.5 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 east)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Richlands
(29 miles [46.7 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 east)
- 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 Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Higgins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Ramseytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Murchison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pensacola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Day Book
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Green Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Nough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Tom Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Del Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Myers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Parrottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jimtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Wilton Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Jaybird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Greene County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Camp Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Water Fork Mill
(15 miles [24.1 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Bright Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Forest Hills
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Tusculum
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Horse Creek
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Leadvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Baneberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Flag Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Bumpus Cove
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Mill Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Kansas City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Telford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Runion, see our County-by-County Page for Runion.
Cemeteries Near Runion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Runion.
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 Runion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Runion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dockery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Treadway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wallin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goforth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahagan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gahagan Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Walnut.
- The Gahagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Don Gahagan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483523 <3>
- Griffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fortner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McDevitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- Gahagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahagan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gahagan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Walnut.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47433 <3>
- George W. Gahagan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bullman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Runion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Runion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Runion, with the one closest to Runion listed first.
- Stackhouse
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Sandy Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Barnard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnard is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Big Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Pine is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
- Big Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Allegheny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Runion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Runion.
Newspapers Published in Runion ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Runion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Runion, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Runion.
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 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 Runion:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Jefferson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Runion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Runion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |