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 Stiles (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 Stiles. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Stiles 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 Stiles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stiles:
- Macon County (The home county of Stiles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Tellico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Leatherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Otto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Orlando
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Scaly Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Topton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rhodo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Andrews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coalville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Elf
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Hayesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Stecoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Bear Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Cheoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Robbinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fontana Dam
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Yellow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Maggie Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Greens Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Whittier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Dillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Sylva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Paint Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Cullowhee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Erastus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- East Laport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Unahala
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wesser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Bryson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Nantahala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Forney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Cherokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Transylvania County
- Sapphire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rabun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Dillard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sky Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Germany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Germany is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tiger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Towns County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Tate City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tate City is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Hiawassee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blount County (TN)
- Red Bank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Sevier County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Chalet Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Gatlinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stiles, see our County-by-County Page for Stiles.
Cemeteries Near Stiles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stiles.
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 Stiles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stiles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tellico Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Truitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grave Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breedlove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tippet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Wesser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Stiles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stiles.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stiles, with the one closest to Stiles listed first.
- Leatherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aquone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Hewitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Judson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bryson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nantahala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Cullasaja
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Whittier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stecoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Dillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stiles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stiles.
Newspapers Published in Stiles ...
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 Stiles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stiles, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stiles.
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 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 Stiles:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Graham County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Rabun County
- Towns County
- Blount County
- Sevier 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 Stiles, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stiles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |