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 Backwoods (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 Backwoods. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Backwoods is located in Carter County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carter County: Avery (NC), Mitchell (NC), Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Backwoods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Backwoods:
- Carter County (The home county of Backwoods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Heaton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Tolley Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Roan Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodby Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gap Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Elizabethton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Horse Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Centersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Milburnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Rheatown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- High Health ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Mountain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Childress
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Piney Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- 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 <1>
- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Galloway Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Thom ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Ruthton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Colby ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Blountville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sac ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Erwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Banner Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Bumpus Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- South Gate Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Carnegie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- East Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Johnson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- 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 <1>
- Oakland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Austin Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Camelot Two
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- North Johnson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Kansas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Onks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Onks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
- Green Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Jonesborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Elk Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Whaley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Chestnut Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Vale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Newland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plumtree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Banner Elk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Crossnore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Burke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Caldwell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Blowing Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Madison County (NC)
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- McDowell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Little Switzerland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ashford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Buladean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Tipton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Huntdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Penland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Altapass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Rominger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Matney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Valle Crucis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Foscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Mabel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Zionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
- Norris ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Green Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Day Book
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Sioux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Micaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Celo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Celo is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Low Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Pensacola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Backwoods, see our County-by-County Page for Backwoods.
Cemeteries Near Backwoods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Backwoods.
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 Backwoods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Backwoods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Roan Mountain.
- The Nelson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain Nelson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261247 <3>
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stockton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1096 more) ...
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gouge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Backwoods had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Plato
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Burbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hopson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Blevins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Roan Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Limestone Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Gap Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Glen Ayre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Valley Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Backwoods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Backwoods.
Newspapers Published in Backwoods ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Backwoods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Backwoods, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Backwoods.
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 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 Backwoods:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Yancey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Backwoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Backwoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |