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 Shooting Creek (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 Shooting Creek. 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 Shooting Creek ...
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 Shooting Creek: Shooting Crk. (or less commonly used: Shooting Ck. or Shooting Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shooting Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shooting Creek.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Shooting Creek 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 Shooting Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shooting Creek:
- Clay County (The home county of Shooting Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Elf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Hayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brasstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Log Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Rhodo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Topton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Grape Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Culberson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Ogreeta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hiwassee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Graham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Cheoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Robbinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stecoah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Lake Santeetlah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Yellow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fontana Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Erastus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Greens Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Orlando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Otto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tellico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Scaly Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Leatherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Ellijay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Nantahala
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Wesser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Almond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Unahala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Judson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bryson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Craytonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Hemp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Habersham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Tugaloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Turnerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hills is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Lumpkin County (GA)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Germany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Germany is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Dillard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tiger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tallulah Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Towns County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Tate City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tate City is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
- Hiawassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young Harris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Union County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Hood ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hood is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Blairsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Choestoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Choestoe is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Canal Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Owltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owltown is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Suches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Helen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Robertstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Robertstown is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Nacoochee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nacoochee is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Naguchee is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yonah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yonah is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Battle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Longcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shooting Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Shooting Creek.
Cemeteries Near Shooting Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shooting Creek.
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 Shooting Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shooting Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Galloway Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lower Bell Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ledford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Hightower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak View Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Old Burch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shooting Creek had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shooting Creek, with the one closest to Shooting Creek listed first.
- Elf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Visage ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Visage is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Tusquitee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tusquitee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
- Hiawassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osborn is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Hayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Campagne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campagne is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campagne
- Young Harris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Welch is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Mountain Scene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Blalock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Persimmon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Aquone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Warne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shooting Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shooting Creek.
Newspapers Published in Shooting Creek ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shooting Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shooting Creek, 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 Shooting Creek.
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 Shooting Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Graham County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Fannin County
- Habersham County
- Lumpkin County
- Rabun County
- Towns County
- Union County
- White County
- Oconee 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shooting Creek) 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 Shooting Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |