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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Watauga Falls. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Watauga Falls to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Watauga Falls, 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 Watauga Falls (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 Watauga Falls. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Watauga Falls is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Watauga Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watauga Falls:
- Watauga County (The home county of Watauga Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Rominger
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Todd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brownwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fleetwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Grayson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Yates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- West Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Warrensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Beech Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Banner Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Devils
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Elk Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Linville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Burke County
- Jonas Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Rufus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Collettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adako
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Abingdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Lenoir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Cedar Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Little Switzerland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Buladean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Altapass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Penland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Spruce Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Tipton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Relief
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Richlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Ferguson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Wilbar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Double Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Green Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Shell Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Roan Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Buladeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Siam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Gap Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Tolley Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Elizabethton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Norris
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- High Health ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Fuller
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Shingletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Holston Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Childress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Ruthton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Hunter Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Piney Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- East Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- South Gate Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Carnegie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Oakland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Austin Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Johnson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- North Johnson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Bristol City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Grayson County (VA)
- Whitetop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alvarado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Drowning Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Green Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Watauga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watauga is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Watauga Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Watauga Falls.
Cemeteries Near Watauga Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watauga Falls.
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 Watauga Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Watauga Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Mast Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farthing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McGuire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (878 more) ...
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
Watauga Falls itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Watauga Falls, with the one closest to Watauga Falls listed first.
- Leander
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Vilas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amantha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Valle Crucis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reese
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Casper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Elk Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Shulls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Watauga Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watauga Falls.
Newspapers Published in Watauga Falls ...
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 Watauga Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watauga Falls, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watauga Falls.
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 helpful 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 Watauga Falls:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Watauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Wilkes County
- Yancey County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Bristol City
- Grayson County
- Washington 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 Watauga Falls, 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- Watauga Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |