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 Wisemans View (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 Wisemans View. 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.
Name Variations for Wisemans View ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Wisemans View: Wisemans Vw.
- While the name of this community is Wisemans View, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wisemans View may originally have been Wiseman's View.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wisemans View might be written as Wiseman View.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Wisemans View is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Wisemans View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wisemans View:
- Burke County (The home county of Wisemans View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Glen Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Calvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Drexel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Brindletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Linville Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pineola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plumtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Linville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Newland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grandfather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Montreat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgecrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Black Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Adako
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Collettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rufus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Abingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Gamewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Pinehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Cajah's Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Lenoir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Blowing Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County
- Olive Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Ashford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Little Switzerland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Patten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- West Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Greenlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Sugar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Lackey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Altapass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Penland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bakersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Red Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Buladean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Tipton Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Relief
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Huntdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Thermal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Union Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Foscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Matney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Shulls Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Rominger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Valle Crucis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Sands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Newdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Celo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Double Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Hamrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Micaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Day Book
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Low Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pensacola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Murchison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Burbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Shell Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Woodby Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Fish Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Gap Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County (TN)
- Norris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Unicoi County (TN)
- Limestone Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wisemans View, see our County-by-County Page for Wisemans View.
Cemeteries Near Wisemans View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wisemans View.
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 Wisemans View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wisemans View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Biddix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Table Rock Adventist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gurley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lonon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (515 more) ...
- Cuthbertson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<5>
While we didn't find Wisemans View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wisemans View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wisemans View, with the one closest to Wisemans View listed first.
- Ashford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Jonas Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Table Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Crossnore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Spruce Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Worry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Penland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Estatoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Collettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Toms Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wisemans View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wisemans View.
Newspapers Published in Wisemans View ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wisemans View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wisemans View, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wisemans View.
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 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 Wisemans View:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Watauga County
- Yancey County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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- Wisemans View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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 Wisemans View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |