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 Triplett (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 Triplett. 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 and 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.
Triplett is located in Watauga County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Watauga County: Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Wilkes & Johnson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Triplett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Triplett:
- Watauga County (The home county of Triplett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Laxon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Bamboo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Deep Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Moretz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Boone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Shulls Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Ellendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Liledoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vashti
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Brownwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Fleetwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Todd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Obids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- West Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glendale Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Seven Devils
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Banner Elk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Beech Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Linville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pineola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Drexel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Rhodhiss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Rufus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Kings Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Cedar Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Abingdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Collettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Draco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Purlear
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Millers Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Boomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Cricket
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- McGrady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Shell Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Fish Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Roan Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Trade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Norris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Mountain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- High Health ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Shingletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Whitetop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (VA)
- Green Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Triplett, see our County-by-County Page for Triplett.
Cemeteries Near Triplett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Triplett.
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 Triplett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Triplett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vannoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elrod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sands Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Triplett had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Triplett, with the one closest to Triplett listed first.
- Bamboo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Aho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
- Penley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Stony Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Darby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Solo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Soda Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Boone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Norris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Blowing Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Triplett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Triplett.
Newspapers Published in Triplett ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Triplett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Triplett, 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 Triplett.
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 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 Triplett:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Watauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Grayson County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Triplett, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Triplett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |