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 Bear Stand (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 Bear Stand. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Bear Stand 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 Bear Stand. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bear Stand:
- Carter County (The home county of Bear Stand)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Fish Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roan Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Gap Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Elizabethton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Tolley Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Biltmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Woodby Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Norris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Childress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Piney Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Holston Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Galloway Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Hunter Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Thom ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Akard Addition
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Erwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- East Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- South Gate Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Oakland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Austin Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Johnson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- North Johnson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Flourville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Onks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Green Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Todd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Brownwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Roten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Elk Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Banner Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Chestnut Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Newland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Plumtree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Seven Devils
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County (NC)
- Jonas Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- McDowell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Little Switzerland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Buladean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Red Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Tipton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Huntdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Penland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Altapass
(26 miles [41.8 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 Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Rominger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Matney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valle Crucis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Zionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Foscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Boone
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(24 miles [38.6 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 Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Green Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Day Book
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Sioux
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Newdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Celo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Celo is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Low Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bear Stand, see our County-by-County Page for Bear Stand.
Cemeteries Near Bear Stand ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bear Stand.
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 Bear Stand - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bear Stand covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Loyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Teague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1101 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bear Stand in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bear Stand.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bear Stand, with the one closest to Bear Stand listed first.
- Fish Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Blevins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Hopson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- White Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roan Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elk Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Valley Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Backwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bear Stand. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear Stand.
Newspapers Published in Bear Stand ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Stand.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bear Stand, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bear Stand.
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 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 Bear Stand:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell 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> | 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 Bear Stand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Bear Stand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |