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 Silver Bluff (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 Silver Bluff. 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 Silver Bluff ...
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 Silver Bluff: Silver Blf. (or less commonly used: Silver Bluf.)
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 and doctors 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.
Silver Bluff is located in Haywood 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 Haywood County: Buncombe, Jackson, Madison, Swain, Transylvania, Cocke (TN) & Sevier (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Silver Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Bluff:
- Haywood County (The home county of Silver Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Bethel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- West Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Junaluska
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Maggie Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Glady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Enka Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandymush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Acton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Bent Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Avery Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Leicester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- West Asheville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Biltmore Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Mills River
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Shoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Naples
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Sky Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Balfour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Laurel Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Cumberland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Hendersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Balsam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ruby City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Argura
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Addie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- East Laport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Tuckasegee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cullowhee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Sylva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Dillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greens Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Paint Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Ellijay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Leatherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Trust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Spring Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Walnut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Mars Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Cherokee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Unahala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Balsam Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brevard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Penrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Lake Toxaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rosman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Sapphire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- Caesars Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Pickens County (SC)
- Rocky Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Tom Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Silver Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Bluff.
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 Silver Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Longs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Ratcliffe Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Medford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Silver Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Bluff, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turnpike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Glady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Iron Duff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Crabtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cove Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Balsam
(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 Silver Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Silver Bluff ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Bluff, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Bluff.
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 Silver Bluff:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Haywood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Henderson County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Greenville County
- Pickens County
- Cocke 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 Silver Bluff, 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- Silver Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |