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 Wolf Mountain (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 Wolf Mountain. 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 Wolf Mountain ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wolf Mountain: Wolf Mtn. (or less commonly used: Wolf Mntn.)
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 northeast 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 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.
Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Haywood, Macon, Swain, Transylvania & Oconee (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Wolf Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolf Mountain:
- Jackson County (The home county of Wolf Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Argura
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Tuckasegee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cashiers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Erastus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Cullowhee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <1>
- Ruby City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Balsam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Gay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Glady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Candler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avery Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Bent Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Enka Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Newfound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Hazelwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cruso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Waynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake Junaluska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maggie Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morning Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Teague ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Etowah
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Horse Shoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mills River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sky Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Laurel Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Valley Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Mountain Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Timberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Timberland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Willow Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Naples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Balfour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Ellijay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Lickskillet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leatherman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Scaly Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Otto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Tellico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Unahala
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Cherokee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Balsam Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Toxaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sapphire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Rosman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Brevard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Penrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rabun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Sky Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Dillard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Caesars Head
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tamassee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountain Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pickens County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Rocky Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Sunset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Times
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Knob ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Crow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Pickens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Six Mile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dacusville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolf Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Wolf Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Wolf Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf Mountain.
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 Wolf Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolf Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Sols Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cathey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mathis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Zachary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Zachary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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, Wolf Mountain had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf Mountain, with the one closest to Wolf Mountain listed first.
- Big Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Balsam Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rich Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Tuckasegee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cashiers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cowarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Cherryfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- East Laport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Fallcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Cullowhee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brevard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Balsam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolf Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolf Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Wolf Mountain ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf Mountain, 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 Wolf Mountain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wolf Mountain:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Macon County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Rabun County
- Greenville County
- Oconee County
- Pickens 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 Wolf Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wolf Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |