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 Ashebrook Park (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 Ashebrook Park. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Ashebrook Park is located in Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Ashebrook Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashebrook Park:
- Gaston County (The home county of Ashebrook Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Dallas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Gastonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bessemer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tryon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Spencer Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Ranlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alexis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Smyre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- South Gastonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Camp Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Hildebran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Icard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Maiden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Olivers Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Killian Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Duan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Plateau
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Blackburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Drums Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Banoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Rhoney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Startown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Propst Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Bandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Stubbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Light Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Beam Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Elizabeth City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Fallston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Mayhew
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mount Mourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mooresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eufola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Shepherds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Iron Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Crouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Boger City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Machpelah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Hulls Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Paw Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dixie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Chateau Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- River View ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Dalton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Cornelius
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Biddleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Croft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Hollis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Six Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Ellenboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Kings Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Camp Cox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Lake Wylie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Tega Cay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- India Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Hickory Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashebrook Park, see our County-by-County Page for Ashebrook Park.
Cemeteries Near Ashebrook Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashebrook Park.
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 Ashebrook Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashebrook Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Antioch Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
- The North Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Oakland Street Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47713 <3>
- Firestone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
- Mauney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Gaston Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Gaston Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <3>
- Edgewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hullender Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Ashebrook Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashebrook Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashebrook Park, with the one closest to Ashebrook Park listed first.
- Dallas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Bessemer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Iron Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Crouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Kings Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincolnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McAdenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashebrook Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashebrook Park.
Newspapers Published in Ashebrook Park ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashebrook Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashebrook Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashebrook Park.
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 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 Ashebrook Park:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | 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- Ashebrook Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ashebrook Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |