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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 Slickrock Ford (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 Slickrock Ford. 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 Slickrock Ford ...

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 Slickrock Ford: Slickrock Frd.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Slickrock Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slickrock Ford.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Slickrock Ford is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Rabun (GA), Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson & Swain.

Below are the counties that are near Slickrock Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slickrock Ford:

  • Macon County     (The home county of Slickrock Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Tellico
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Tellico is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
    • Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Leatherman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leatherman is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
    • Riverside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverside is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Otto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellijay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ellijay is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
    • Orlando
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Orlando is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Lickskillet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lickskillet is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Scaly Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Topton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rhodo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
    • Buffalo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Andrews
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Coalville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Coalville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Marble
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Boiling Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
    • Murphy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Elf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Elf is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
    • Hayesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Warne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brasstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Log Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
  • Graham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Cheoah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheoah is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
    • Stecoah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stecoah is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
    • Robbinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Santeetlah
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Fontana Dam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Gay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
    • Greens Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
    • Whittier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Erastus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Erastus is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
    • Dillsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cullowhee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Sylva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylva is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <1>
    • Webster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Webster is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
    • Highlands
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Laport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • East Laport is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
    • Glenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Swain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Wesser
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesser is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
    • Nantahala
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nantahala is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
    • Almond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Unahala
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Unahala is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
    • Judson ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Judson is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Bryson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bushnell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bushnell is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
    • Forney ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Forney is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
    • Cherokee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oconaluftee Indian Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Transylvania County
  • Rabun County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Dillard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sky Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Germany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Germany is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
    • Clayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <1>
    • Tiger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Tiger is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <1>
    • Antioch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Wiley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lakemont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Towns County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Tate City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tate City is located in Towns County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
    • Hunt ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
    • Hiawassee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Young Harris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacksonville
      (27 miles [43.5 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
  • Oconee County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slickrock Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Slickrock Ford.

Cemeteries Near Slickrock Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slickrock Ford.

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 Slickrock Ford - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slickrock Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.

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 Slickrock Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slickrock Ford.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.

  • Aquone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Aquone is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Leatherman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leatherman is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
  • Hewitt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hewitt is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
  • Nantahala
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nantahala is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
  • Cullasaja
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cullasaja is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
  • Otto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shooting Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
  • Ellijay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ellijay is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
  • Judson ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Judson is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
  • Tusquitee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tusquitee is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
  • Stecoah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stecoah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Bushnell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bushnell is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
    • Bryson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Andrews
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Slickrock Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slickrock Ford.

Newspapers Published in Slickrock Ford ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slickrock Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slickrock Ford, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slickrock Ford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Slickrock Ford:

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 Slickrock Ford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slickrock Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.