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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 Ash (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 Ash. 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.

Ash is located in Brunswick County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Ash. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ash:

  • Brunswick County     (The home county of Ash)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash, with the one closest to Ash listed first.
    • Exum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Longwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
    • Makatoka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
    • Shallotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carolina Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Calabash
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
      • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <2>
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
      • Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <2>
    • Sivey Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
    • Supply
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
      • Supply is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Supply <2>
    • Holden Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Beach
      • Holden Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden Beach <2>
    • Varnamtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnamtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
      • Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Bolivia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
      • Bolivia is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivia <2>
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash, with the one closest to Ash listed first.
    • Council
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
      • Council is located in Bladen County
    • East Arcadia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Kelly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
    • Clarkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
      • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash, with the one closest to Ash listed first.
    • Pireway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pireway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County
    • Bug Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bug Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Nakina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County
    • Pine Level
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
    • Bethel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
      • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <2>
    • Redbug
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
      • Redbug is located in Columbus County
    • Bolton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hallsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Brunswick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cribb Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
    • Clarendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
    • Emerson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash, with the one closest to Ash listed first.
    • Little River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Little Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
      • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Longs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Daisy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Loris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <2>
    • Atlantic Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
      • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Briarcliffe Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliffe Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
      • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Arcadian Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Finklea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Green Sea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ash, see our County-by-County Page for Ash.

Newspapers Published in Ash ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ash.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ash, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ash.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ash:

Cemeteries Near Ash ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ash.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ash covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ash, with the one closest to Ash listed first.

  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
  • Azor James Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Azor James Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Azor James Smith Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
  • Milligan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milligan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milligan Cemetery
  • McKeithan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKeithan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKeithan Cemetery
  • Ross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
  • Stack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stack Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
  • Myrtle Head Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Head Cemetery
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Formyduval Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Formyduval Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Formyduval Cemetery
    • St. Stevens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stevens Cemetery
    • Mintz Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mintz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mintz Cemetery

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ash had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ash, with the one closest to Ash listed first.

  • Exum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
  • Pireway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pireway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County
  • Bug Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bug Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
  • Makatoka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
  • Old Dock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
    • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
  • Iredell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Iredell is located in Brunswick County
  • Shallotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dothan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
    • Dothan is located in Columbus County
  • Calabash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mollie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mollie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
    • Mollie is located in Columbus County
  • Little River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Supply
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
    • Supply is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Supply <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ironhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
      • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <2>
    • Hallsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ash. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ash.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ash. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brunswick County: www.brunsco.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ash) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0666, Longitude: -78.5264    
<4>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 Ash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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