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 Silverstone (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 Silverstone. 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 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.
Silverstone is located in Watauga 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 Watauga County: Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Wilkes & Johnson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Silverstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silverstone:
- Watauga County (The home county of Silverstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Mabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Valle Crucis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Rominger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Moretz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Todd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fleetwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Yates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- West Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Comet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Beech Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Devils
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Sugar Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Grandfather
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Elk Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Newland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Burke County
- Jonas Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Rufus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Collettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adako
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Abingdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Cedar Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- McDowell County
- Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Buladean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Wilbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Ferguson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Purlear
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- McGrady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Millers Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Shell Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Fish Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Buladeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Roan Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Siam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Elizabethton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gap Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Tolley Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Trade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Norris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Fuller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shingletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Ruthton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Hunter Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Forest Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Childress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Whitetop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Drowning Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Alvarado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Masada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Green Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Watauga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Watauga is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silverstone, see our County-by-County Page for Silverstone.
Cemeteries Near Silverstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silverstone.
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 Silverstone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silverstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Henson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cove Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Skyland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Culler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (752 more) ...
- Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Boone.
- The Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Proffit's Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188864 <3>
- Reece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Silverstone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silverstone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silverstone, with the one closest to Silverstone listed first.
- Amantha
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Meat Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
- Trade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Valle Crucis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Leander
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Soda Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silverstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silverstone.
Newspapers Published in Silverstone ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silverstone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silverstone, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silverstone.
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 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 Silverstone:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Watauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Grayson 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silverstone) 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 Silverstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |