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 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 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.
Asbury is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Alamance, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph & Wake.
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:
- Chatham County (The home county of Asbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Farmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Moncure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Pittsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goldston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brickhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Carbonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Bynum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bonlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Fearrington Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Mandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Eli Whitney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
- Sutphin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Snow Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saxapahaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Melville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Melville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Rock Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Swepsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Kimesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Morrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Brassfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Seminole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Ryes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Cokesbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Murchisontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Boone Trail
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Mamers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Barbecue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Pineview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Chalybeate Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Rawls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Luart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Cumnock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnock is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
- Osgood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Glenwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Green Valley Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Colon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Western Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- San-Lee Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Jonesboro Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Tramway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Parkwood Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Edgewater Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Robbins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Whispering Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jugtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Harris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Zion Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Seven Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Dogwood Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Carrboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rangewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Calvander
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calvander is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
- Davie Circle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Laurel Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Mount Bolus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Bolus is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus
- Tenney Circle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tenney Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Circle
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Ashley Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashley Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Forest
- Lake Ellen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Staley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coleridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramseur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Melanchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Franklinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yow Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- New Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hollemans Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Apex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trail
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Fuquay - Varina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kennebec
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Dutchess Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Hazelwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Macks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- McCullers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
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.
- Farmville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul AME Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tempting Congregational Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pocket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haw River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McQueen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Starlight Memorial Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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>
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.
- Gulf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Moncure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Pittsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goldston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Merry Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Bynum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- New Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silk Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Siler City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Apex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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 30 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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 Asbury:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Chatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Durham County
- Harnett County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Wake 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 Asbury, 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 things 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'. |