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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Tate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tate, 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 Tate (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 Tate. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Tate is historic, it would have been located within present day Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Tate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tate:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Tate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Union Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thermal City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Ruth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Rutherfordton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Ridgecrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montreat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Azalea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Swannanoa Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Brindletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Parkhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Glen Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Linville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Calvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Yellow Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Camp Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Caldwell County
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Cooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- New House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Delight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Polkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Casar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Campcall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Cliffside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Lattimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Olive Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Kingstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Gaston County
- Dellview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Bat Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Gerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Dana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Upward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Saluda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- U-No
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Carolina Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Barker Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- East Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Patten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- West Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Lackey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Altapass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Mill Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Hamrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Chesnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Greenville County (SC)
- Gowensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fingerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
- Campobello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gramling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tate, see our County-by-County Page for Tate.
Cemeteries Near Tate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tate.
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 Tate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant CME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Mills Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flack Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Centennial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centennial Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Rutherfordton.
- The Centennial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centennial UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47080 <4>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Thermal City Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little White Country Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- The Gilboa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilboa UMC Cemetery
- Brittain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brackettown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Tate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tate, with the one closest to Tate listed first.
- Trio ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Vein Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Mack ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Rutherfordton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Golden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Dysartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bostic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tate.
Newspapers Published in Tate ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tate, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tate.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tate:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Henderson County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Polk County
- Yancey County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg 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 Tate, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tate) 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. |