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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Tarkey Tail. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tarkey Tail to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tarkey Tail, please Contact Us.
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 Tarkey Tail (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 Tarkey Tail. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Tarkey Tail is historic, it would have been located within present day Burke 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 Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Tarkey Tail. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tarkey Tail:
- Burke County (The home county of Tarkey Tail)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Calvin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Morganton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Parkhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Yellow Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Drexel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Brindletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Taylorsville Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Linville Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pineola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Linville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plumtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Chestnut Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Newland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Sugar Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Pinehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Adako
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Baton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Gamewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Collettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cajah's Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Abingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Sawmills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Lenoir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Granite Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Advent Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Cooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Long View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Banoak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Brookford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Hickory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Propst Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Viewmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- North Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Rhoney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Plateau
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Olive Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Casar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delight
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Knob Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Toluca
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Belwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Polkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- New House
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Lawndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Fallston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Gaston County
- Dellview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Patten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vein Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- West Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Little Switzerland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenlee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Lackey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Altapass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Sunshine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Thermal City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Hollis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Union Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Bostic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellenboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Foscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Hamrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Newdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Double Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tarkey Tail, see our County-by-County Page for Tarkey Tail.
Cemeteries Near Tarkey Tail ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tarkey Tail.
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 Tarkey Tail - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tarkey Tail covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- St. Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Advent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burke Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Erwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Table Rock Adventist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Obeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Catawba Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Tarkey Tail in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tarkey Tail.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tarkey Tail, with the one closest to Tarkey Tail listed first.
- Calvin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Morganton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chambers is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Worry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Drexel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Brindletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Table Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Perkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tarkey Tail. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tarkey Tail.
Newspapers Published in Tarkey Tail ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tarkey Tail.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tarkey Tail, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tarkey Tail.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tarkey Tail:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Watauga County
- Yancey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tarkey Tail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tarkey Tail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |