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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 Ashley Heights (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 Ashley Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Ashley Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ashley Heights: Ashley Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ashley Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashley Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Ashley Heights is located in Hoke 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 Hoke County: Cumberland, Moore, Richmond, Robeson & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Ashley Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashley Heights:
- Hoke County (The home county of Ashley Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Bowmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Raeford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundarrach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Chatham County
- Carbonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Fort Bragg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bonnie Doone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kingsford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Timberlake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Shaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Hope Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Point Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ardulusa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Johnsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Overhills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Pineview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Spout Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Murchisontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barbecue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Twin Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Anderson Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Seminole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- White Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Lemon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Swann
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Parkwood Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Tramway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Saint Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Western Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Carolina Trace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Sanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Glenwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Green Valley Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Candor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Southern Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylortown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Whispering Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- West End
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Hoffman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Dobbins Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Steen Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Ellerbe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hamlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Ghio Scholl Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Rockingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Honey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Yates Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Lumber Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Red Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Maxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Philadelphus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Rennert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Red Banks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Pates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Saint Pauls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crump Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Richmond Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Laurinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- McColl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashley Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Ashley Heights.
Cemeteries Near Ashley Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashley Heights.
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 Ashley Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashley Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McMillan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Love Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McNeill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McDonalds Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- McNeill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Biblical Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Vass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47810 <2>
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 Ashley Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashley Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Southern Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hoffman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- West End
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Floral College
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Wakulla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wakulla is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
- Red Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Lumber Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Spout Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashley Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashley Heights.
Newspapers Published in Ashley Heights ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashley Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashley Heights, 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 Ashley Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ashley Heights:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Hoke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Scotland County
- Marlboro 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 Ashley Heights, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashley Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |