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 Elk Mills (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 Elk Mills. 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 Elk Mills ...
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 Elk Mills: Elk Mls. (or less commonly used: Elk Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elk Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk Mills.
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.
Elk Mills 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 Elk Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elk Mills:
- Carter County (The home county of Elk Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Fish Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Roan Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Heaton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Siam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Buladeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Tolley Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Elizabethton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gap Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Biltmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Norris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Fuller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(22 miles [35.4 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 Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Childress
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Holston Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Bluff City
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Piney Flats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Hills
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Forest Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Galloway Mill
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Akard Addition
(25 miles [40.2 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 Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Erwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Banner Hill
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Bumpus Cove
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- South Gate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Carnegie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- East Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Austin Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Johnson City
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Oakland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Camelot Two
(22 miles [35.4 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
- North Johnson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Flourville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Onks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Onks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
- Green Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Todd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Creston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Roten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Fleetwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- West Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Warrensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Elk Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beech Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Vale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Sugar Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Newland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Devils
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Grandfather
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County (NC)
- Jonas Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Mulberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rufus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Collettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adako
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- McDowell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Ashford
(27 miles [43.5 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 Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Buladean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Richlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Tipton Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Relief
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Penland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Spruce Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huntdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- 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 Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Rominger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Matney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Mabel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Valle Crucis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Foscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(19 miles [30.6 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 Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Double Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Green Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Micaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Ramseytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Burnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Elk Mills.
Cemeteries Near Elk Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Mills.
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 Elk Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elk Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Goodwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elk Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- The Stout Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haskell Stout Cemetery
- Bunton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunton Cemetery
- The Bunton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buntontown Cemetery
- Buntown Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9944 <2>
- Andrews - Tester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Cemetery
- The Hatley Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Franklin Hatley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2629594 <2>
- Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1014 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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, Elk Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Fish Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Casper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Roan Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Leander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Hopson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Doeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Blevins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elk Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk Mills.
Newspapers Published in Elk Mills ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Mills, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elk Mills.
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 helpful 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 Elk Mills:
- 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> | 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 Elk Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elk Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |