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 South Hominy (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 South Hominy. 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 South Hominy ...
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 South Hominy: S. Hominy
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.
South Hominy is located in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County: Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Transylvania & Yancey.
Below are the counties that are near South Hominy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Hominy:
- Buncombe County (The home county of South Hominy)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Glady
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Candler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enka Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Newfound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Avery Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- West Asheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Biltmore Forest
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Leicester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Emma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Morning Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- West Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Lake Junaluska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Teague ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mills River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Etowah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Shoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Balfour
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Cumberland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Laurel Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Balsam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Argura
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Ruby City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Addie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- East Laport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Tuckasegee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cullowhee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Sylva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Trust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Marshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rollins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- 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
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Walnut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Ivy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stackhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McDowell County
- Dendron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Polk County
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Lure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Penrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brevard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Balsam Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Rosman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Toxaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Sapphire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Caesars Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Tom Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Nough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 South Hominy, see our County-by-County Page for South Hominy.
Cemeteries Near South Hominy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Hominy.
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 South Hominy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Hominy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- O'Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gudger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah View Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah View Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah View Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Candler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48445 <2>
- Justice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luther Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hice Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Harkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smathers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 South Hominy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Hominy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Hominy, with the one closest to South Hominy listed first.
- Glady
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Turnpike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Candler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luther
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cruso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Newfound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Avery Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Asheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Hominy. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Hominy.
Newspapers Published in South Hominy ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hominy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Hominy, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Hominy.
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 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 South Hominy:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Greenville 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 South Hominy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Hominy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |