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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 Swiss (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 Swiss. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Swiss is located in Yancey 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 Yancey County: Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell & Unicoi (TN).

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

  • Yancey County     (The home county of Swiss)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Higgins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Higgins is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
    • Concord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Concord is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Ramseytown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
    • Burnsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Low Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Low Gap is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Sioux
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sioux is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
    • Day Book
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Day Book is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
    • Murchison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Murchison is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
    • Pensacola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pensacola is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
    • Green Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Double Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Double Island is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
    • Micaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Celo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Celo is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
  • Avery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Plumtree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Dale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
    • Linville Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Stamey Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Stamey Town is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
    • Minneapolis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Minneapolis is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
    • Crossnore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Vale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vale is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
  • Buncombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Rockview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rockview is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
    • Barnardsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Democrat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Democrat is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
    • Flat Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Beech
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Beech is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Weaverville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Stoney Knob
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
    • Alexander
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Riceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Riceville is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Walkertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
    • Woodfin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Montreat
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Henderson County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Bethel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Ivy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivy is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
    • Mars Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Foster Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Foster Creek is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
    • Petersburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Allegheny
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Allegheny is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
    • Cutshalltown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
    • Rollins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rollins is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
    • Chapel Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • White Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • White Rock is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Marshall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Walnut is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Allenstand
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Allenstand is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Little Switzerland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dendron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dendron is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
    • Old Fort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenlee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenlee is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
    • Lackey Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
    • Moffitt Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
    • Ashford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ashford is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Providence is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • West Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Marion is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Huntdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
    • Bailey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bailey is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Relief
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Relief is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Tipton Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
    • Red Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Richlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Richlands is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
    • Herrell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Herrell is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
    • Bakersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Penland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
    • Buladean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Buladean is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
    • Spruce Pine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Grassy Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Carter County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Tolley Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
    • Woodby Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
    • Burbank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Gap Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
    • Heaton Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
    • Pine Crest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Roan Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Central is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Shell Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
      • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cocke County (TN)
    • Wolf Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Greene County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Horse Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Horse Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
      • Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
    • Camp Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Water Fork Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
    • Henshaw ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Henshaw is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
      • Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
    • Pleasant View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
    • Tusculum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tusculum is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
    • Afton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rheatown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rheatown is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
    • Bolton Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
    • Forest Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Hills is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
    • Cedar Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Centersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Centersville is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
    • Fairview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Greene County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Unicoi County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Flag Pond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
    • Clear Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
      • Former name for Clear Branch:
      • Kittyton
    • Loganton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
    • Ernestville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
    • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Banner Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
    • Bumpus Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
    • Erwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
    • Unicoi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <1>
    • Limestone Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
    • Whispering Pines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Washington County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swiss, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
    • Nolichucky ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
    • Conklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Conklin is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
    • Kansas City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
    • Telford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Telford is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telford <1>
    • Limestone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Green Hill is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Jonesborough
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Leesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Leesburg is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Onks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Onks is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
    • Mill Brook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Brook is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
    • Bowmantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bowmantown is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people

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

Cemeteries Near Swiss ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swiss.

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 Swiss - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Radford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Banks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
    • The Banks Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Murray Gap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Robinson - Ray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson - Ray Cemetery
    • The Robinson - Ray Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Duck - Robinson Cemetery
  • Marshbanks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Elk Shoal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Engle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Penley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (825 more) ...
    • Briggs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shepard Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Scott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Bald Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
  • Paint Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
  • Cane River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cane River is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
  • Price Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Price Creek is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
  • Higgins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Higgins is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
  • Hensley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hensley is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
  • Paint Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Paint Fork is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
  • Bee Log
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee Log is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
  • Little Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Little Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
  • Ivy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivy is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Mars Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rockview is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Burnsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sioux
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sioux is located in Yancey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
    • Brownlow ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swiss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swiss.

Newspapers Published in Swiss ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swiss.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swiss, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swiss.

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 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 Swiss:

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 Swiss, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swiss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.