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 Tapoco (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 Tapoco. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Tapoco is located in Graham 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 Graham County: Cherokee, Macon, Swain, Blount (TN) & Monroe (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Tapoco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tapoco:
- Graham County (The home county of Tapoco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Robbinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coalville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Rhodo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Topton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Unaka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Ogreeta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hiwassee Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Murphy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Brasstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hayesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tellico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Nantahala
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Judson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Wesser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Almond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bryson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Unahala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Blount County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Chilhowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Happy Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Walnut Hill Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Brick Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Chelsey Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Fairway Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Miller Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Binfield is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Knox County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Topside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Topside is located in Knox County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Arrowhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonny Kate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Boyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Loudon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Trigonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Greenback
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Morganton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Loudon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Mecca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Manila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ballplay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Acorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Vonore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jacktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coker Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Jalapa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sevier County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Wear Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Chalet Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Starkeytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Dupont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Waldens Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Gatlinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tapoco, see our County-by-County Page for Tapoco.
Cemeteries Near Tapoco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tapoco.
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 Tapoco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tapoco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Orr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Odom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calderwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Welch Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keener Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McMurray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Massey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Tapoco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tapoco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tapoco, with the one closest to Tapoco listed first.
- Fairfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Yellow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
- Chilhowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Robbinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Citico ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Citico is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Tuskeegee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Proctor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Rafter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rafter is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter
- Mint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mint is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stecoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Ballplay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tapoco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tapoco.
Newspapers Published in Tapoco ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tapoco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tapoco, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tapoco.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tapoco:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Graham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Blount County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe 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 Tapoco, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tapoco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |