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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Asbury. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Asbury to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Asbury, please Contact Us.
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 Asbury (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 Asbury. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Asbury is historic, it would have been located within present day Burke County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Asbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Asbury:
- Burke County (The home county of Asbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Thomas Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Munnerlyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Waynesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Girard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Vidette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Saint Clair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Magruder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Columbia County
- Fort Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Noah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Wrens Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wrens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Perkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emmalane
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Scarboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Thrift
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Hephzibah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Gracewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blythe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Fairvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Southgate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Millhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Rocky Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kathwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Beech Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Talatha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- New Ellenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale County (SC)
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- Hattieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Asbury, see our County-by-County Page for Asbury.
Cemeteries Near Asbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asbury.
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 Asbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Asbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Old Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burke Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Botsford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Slave Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colored Cemetery
- Old Quarter Cemetery
- Sixth Street Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536446 <4>
- Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Asbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Asbury.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Alexander
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Munnerlyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Waynesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Girard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- McBean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McBean is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
- Millhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Gough
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bascom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
- Hattieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Cowden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Asbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asbury.
Newspapers Published in Asbury ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asbury, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Asbury.
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 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 Asbury:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Emanuel County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Barnwell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Asbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Asbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |