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 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Ashley Heights is located in Stanly 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 Stanly County: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan & Union.
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:
- Stanly 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.
- Albemarle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Plyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Badin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palmerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Millingport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Misenheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Lambert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Ansonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sugar Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Polkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Peachland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wadesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Rimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Complex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Denton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Silver Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cotton Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Silver Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Sapona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Davie County
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Mint Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Wadeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Mount Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Abner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Allreds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Biscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ether
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Asbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Moore County
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Eleazer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Mechanic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Seagrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Yow Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Asheboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- Mangum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Gold Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Craven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Faith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Timbercreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Granite Quarry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley Heights, with the one closest to Ashley Heights listed first.
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Marshville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Freedom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eudy Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barbees Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (103 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newsom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 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.
- Albemarle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Plyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palmerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Finger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Uwharrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gold Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 65 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ashley Heights:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stanly County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan County
- Union 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 obstructions 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'. |
| <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 Ashley Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |