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 Smokey 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 Smokey 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 Smokey 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Smokey Creek: Smokey Crk. (or less commonly used: Smokey Ck. or Smokey Cr.)
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 northeast 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 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.
Smokey Creek is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Smokey Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smokey Creek:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Smokey Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Baton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Gamewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Pinehurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Sawmills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Lenoir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Granite Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Adako
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Collettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Isenhour Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Linville Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pineola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Seven Devils
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Newland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Drexel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Valdese
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rutherford College
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Connelly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Icard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodhiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hildebran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Advent Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Long View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Viewmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- North Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Brookford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Sweetwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Fairbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Propst Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Olive Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Toluca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Casar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Knob Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Belwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Delight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Fallston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Polkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Beam Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Gaston County
- Dellview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Iredell County
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Lincolnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Patten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Ashford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Nebo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- West Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Vein Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Little Switzerland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Altapass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Hollis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Thermal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Bamboo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Shulls Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Boone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Deep Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Matney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Ferguson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Boomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Maple Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Adley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Moravian Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smokey Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Smokey Creek.
Cemeteries Near Smokey Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smokey 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 Smokey Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smokey Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- North Catawba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baton Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baton Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Baton.
- The Baton Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207698 <3>
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Puett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Puette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burke Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hermon Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bellview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- The Bellview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belleview Cemetery
- Lenoir City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266776 <3>
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Harpertown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Conways Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Smokey Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smokey Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smokey Creek, with the one closest to Smokey Creek listed first.
- Baton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Gamewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Drexel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Hartland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Rutherford College
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Connelly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Granite Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smokey Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smokey Creek.
Newspapers Published in Smokey 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smokey Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smokey Creek, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smokey Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smokey Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smokey Creek) 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 Smokey Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |