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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 Wilmot (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 Wilmot. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.

Wilmot is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Haywood, Macon, Swain, Transylvania & Oconee (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Wilmot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilmot:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Wilmot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Whittier
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
      • Whittier is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittier <2>
    • Paint Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
      • Paint Town is located in Jackson County
    • Dillsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
      • Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <2>
    • Sylva
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Greens Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
    • Cullowhee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruby City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
      • Ruby City is located in Jackson County
    • East Laport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Laport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
      • East Laport is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Laport
      • From Wilmot to East Laport
    • Balsam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tuckasegee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckasegee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckasegee
      • Tuckasegee is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckasegee <2>
  • Cherokee County
  • Graham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Stecoah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stecoah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
      • Stecoah is located in Graham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stecoah
      • From Wilmot to Stecoah
    • Bear Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cheoah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fontana Dam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Robbinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
      • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <2>
    • Yellow Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Haywood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Maggie Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
      • Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <2>
    • Hazelwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Waynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lake Junaluska
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Junaluska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junaluska
      • Lake Junaluska is located in Haywood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Junaluska <2>
    • Bethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Haywood County
    • Clyde
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Haywood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clyde
      • From Wilmot to Clyde
    • Teague ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Haywood County
    • West Canton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Sterling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Haywood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Cruso
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cruso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
      • Cruso is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cruso
      • From Wilmot to Cruso
    • Morning Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Macon County
  • Swain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Cherokee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oconaluftee Indian Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconaluftee Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconaluftee Indian Village
      • Oconaluftee Indian Village is located in Swain County
    • Unahala
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryson City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
      • Bryson City is located in Swain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <2>
    • Almond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Swain County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <2>
    • Forney ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
      • Forney is located in Swain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forney
      • From Wilmot to Forney
    • Judson ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Judson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Swain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Judson
      • From Wilmot to Judson
    • Bushnell ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bushnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
      • Bushnell is located in Swain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bushnell
      • From Wilmot to Bushnell
    • Wesser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Nantahala
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Transylvania County
  • Rabun County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Sky Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
      • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <2>
    • Dillard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Blount County (TN)
    • Red Bank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
  • Cocke County (TN)
  • Sevier County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Elkmont ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
      • Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkmont
      • From Wilmot to Elkmont
    • Chalet Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
      • Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
    • Gatlinburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittman Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
      • Pittman Center is located in Sevier County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Starkeytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
      • Starkeytown is located in Sevier County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
    • Wear Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pigeon Forge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
      • Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilmot, see our County-by-County Page for Wilmot.

Cemeteries Near Wilmot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilmot.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilmot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wilmot had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.

  • Whittier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
    • Whittier is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittier <2>
  • Dillsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
    • Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <2>
  • Sylva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Birdtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
    • Birdtown is located in Swain County
  • Cherokee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oconaluftee Indian Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconaluftee Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconaluftee Indian Village
    • Oconaluftee Indian Village is located in Swain County
  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Beta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
    • Beta is located in Jackson County
  • Bryson City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
    • Bryson City is located in Swain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <2>
  • Leatherman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leatherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
    • Leatherman is located in Macon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leatherman
    • From Wilmot to Leatherman
  • Addie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
    • Addie is located in Jackson County
  • Cullowhee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • East Laport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Laport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
      • East Laport is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Laport
      • From Wilmot to East Laport
    • Fallcliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
      • Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
    • Balsam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilmot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilmot.

Newspapers Published in Wilmot ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilmot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilmot, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilmot.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wilmot:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilmot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksonnc.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<5>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 Wilmot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilmot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilmot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4023, Longitude: -83.3134    









 

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