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 Wehutty (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 Wehutty. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wehutty is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Fannin (GA), Union (GA), Clay, Graham, Macon, Monroe (TN) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Wehutty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wehutty:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Wehutty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Postell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Burger Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hothouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Hiwassee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Culberson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Unaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Brasstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Warne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hayesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Graham County
- Lake Santeetlah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Pantertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- McCaysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Cutcane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Epworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Mineral Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morganton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Hemp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Greens Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Craytonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Gilmer County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Cherry Log
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Santaluca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- East Ellijay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ellijay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rolston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tickanetley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Cisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tennga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crandall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Gregory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Towns County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Blairsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Hood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hood is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Mecca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Etowah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodsprings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Luskville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Nonaburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Claxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Coker Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Epperson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jacktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Tellico Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Belltown Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Chanceytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Copperhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Servilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Archville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Delano
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ball Play
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wehutty, see our County-by-County Page for Wehutty.
Cemeteries Near Wehutty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wehutty.
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 Wehutty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wehutty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Threewit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spurling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neal Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McJunkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freeland Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Padgett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Suit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wehutty had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wehutty, with the one closest to Wehutty listed first.
- Postell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Turtletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Vests
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwassee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee
- Ducktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hothouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Sweet Gum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
- Letitia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Letitia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letitia
- Ogreeta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Kyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Culberson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Epperson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Pierceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wehutty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wehutty.
Newspapers Published in Wehutty ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wehutty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wehutty, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wehutty.
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 Wehutty:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Graham County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Towns County
- Union County
- Bradley County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk 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 Wehutty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wehutty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |