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 Sweetwater (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 Sweetwater. 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 Sweetwater ...
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.
Another variation: Sweet Water.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sweetwater. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sweetwater.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sweetwater:
- Watauga County (The home county of Sweetwater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Rominger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Vilas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valle Crucis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Norris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Foscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Todd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Brownwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Fleetwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- West Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Comet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Yates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Apple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Warrensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Beech Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Banner Elk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seven Devils
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Elk Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Minneapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Burke County
- Jonas Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Rufus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Collettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Adako
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Abingdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Lenoir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- McDowell County
- Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 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 Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Buladean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Altapass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Penland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Spruce Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Maple Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Ferguson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Wilbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Purlear
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Fish Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Shell Creek
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Buladeen
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Siam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Elizabethton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gap Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Biltmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Trade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- High Health ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Mountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Fuller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 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 Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Ruthton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Hunter Hills
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Childress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Forest Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Piney Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collingwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- East Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- South Gate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Carnegie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Austin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Johnson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- Oakland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Bristol City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Whitetop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby
(30 miles [48.3 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 Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Drowning Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Green Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Alvarado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Green Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Watauga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Watauga is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Masada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Abingdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- 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 Sweetwater, see our County-by-County Page for Sweetwater.
Cemeteries Near Sweetwater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweetwater.
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 Sweetwater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sweetwater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Cove Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Dale Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farthing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (866 more) ...
- Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sweetwater had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sweetwater, with the one closest to Sweetwater listed first.
- Leander
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amantha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Reese
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Vilas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valle Crucis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Casper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Meat Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Foscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sweetwater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sweetwater.
Newspapers Published in Sweetwater ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweetwater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweetwater, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweetwater.
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 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 Sweetwater:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Watauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Bristol City
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweetwater) 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 Sweetwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |