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 Aho (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 Aho. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Aho is located in Watauga County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Watauga County: Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Wilkes & Johnson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Aho. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aho:
- Watauga County (The home county of Aho)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Bamboo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Boone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Laxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Moretz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Deep Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Stony Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Foscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Ellendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Liledoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Brownwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Todd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Obids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- West Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glendale Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Roten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Seven Devils
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Sugar Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Banner Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Linville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Montezuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pineola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Whaley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Drexel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rhodhiss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rutherford College
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Valdese
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Linville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Calvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Icard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Rufus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Collettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Abingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Lenoir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Cedar Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Catawba County
- North Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- McDowell County
- Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Altapass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Spruce Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Ferguson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purlear
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Boomer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Millers Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Cricket
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- McGrady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Shell Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Heaton Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Buladeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Trade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Grayson County (VA)
- Whitetop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aho, see our County-by-County Page for Aho.
Cemeteries Near Aho ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aho.
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 Aho - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aho covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elrod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bolick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- Frye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vannoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greene 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Aho had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aho, with the one closest to Aho listed first.
- Bamboo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Blowing Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Penley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Triplett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Rutherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Boone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Buffalo Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Upton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Norris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Darby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shulls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Solo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Stony Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aho. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aho.
Newspapers Published in Aho ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aho.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aho, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aho.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Aho:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Watauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Grayson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aho) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |