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 Blackberry Inn (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 Blackberry Inn. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Blackberry Inn 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 Blackberry Inn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackberry Inn:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Blackberry Inn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Beech
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Barnardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Democrat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Walkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Swannanoa Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Swannanoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Weaverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Azalea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Burke County
- Linville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- West Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Clyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Gerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Fletcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bat Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Mills River
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- U-No
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Balfour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Cumberland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Pinehurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Carolina Village
(25 miles [40.2 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 Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Rollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Walnut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Stackhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Allegheny
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Cutshalltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Old Fort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moffitt Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Lackey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Greenlee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Little Switzerland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Glenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Nebo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Huntdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Penland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Grassy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Red Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Spruce Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Bakersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Thermal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Green Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Union Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Murchison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Hamrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Higgins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Micaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Day Book
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Ramseytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Flag Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Clear Branch
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Ernestville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackberry Inn, see our County-by-County Page for Blackberry Inn.
Cemeteries Near Blackberry Inn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackberry Inn.
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 Blackberry Inn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackberry Inn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maney Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paint Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hughey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughey Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Asheville.
- The Hughey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huey Cemetery
- Hughey / Rice Cemetery
- Rice / Hughey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47729 <2>
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (529 more) ...
- Maney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<4>
While we didn't find Blackberry Inn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackberry Inn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackberry Inn, with the one closest to Blackberry Inn listed first.
- Beech
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Dillingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Rockview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Barnardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Democrat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Swannanoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Stocksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Weaverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Azalea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Black Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Paint Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackberry Inn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackberry Inn.
Newspapers Published in Blackberry Inn ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackberry Inn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackberry Inn, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackberry Inn.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Blackberry Inn:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Yancey County
- Unicoi 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackberry Inn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Blackberry Inn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |