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 Barnardsville (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 Barnardsville. 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 hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Barnardsville is located in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County: Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Transylvania & Yancey.
Below are the counties that are near Barnardsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnardsville:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Barnardsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Rockview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Democrat
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Beech
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Weaverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Walkertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodfin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swannanoa Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Montreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avery County
- Plumtree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- West Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Clyde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Gerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Fletcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bat Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Mills River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- U-No
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Balfour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Cumberland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Pinehurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Carolina Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Rollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Allegheny
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Dendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Old Fort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Greenlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Little Switzerland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Sugar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Huntdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Tipton Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Penland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Richlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Grassy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Bakersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Spruce Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Lake Lure
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Murchison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Hamrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Ramseytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Day Book
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Micaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Cocke County (TN)
- Wolf Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Greene County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Camp Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Water Fork Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Horse Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Cedar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Flag Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Clear Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Ernestville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bumpus Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Limestone Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Unicoi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Conklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Kansas City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnardsville, see our County-by-County Page for Barnardsville.
Cemeteries Near Barnardsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnardsville.
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 Barnardsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnardsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Whitaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Anders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ballard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paint Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (580 more) ...
- Mc Kinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Barnardsville had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnardsville, with the one closest to Barnardsville listed first.
- Rockview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Democrat
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Dillingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Beech
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Paint Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Stocksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Mars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Paint Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
- Jupiter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Weaverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pensacola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Bald Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnardsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnardsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Barnardsville ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnardsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Barnardsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Barnardsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Barnardsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Barnardsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Barnardsville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Avery County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Yancey County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Unicoi County
- Washington 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 Barnardsville, 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 from Point A (ie- Barnardsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |