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 Busick (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 Busick. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Busick is located in Yancey 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 Yancey County: Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell & Unicoi (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Busick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Busick:
- Yancey County (The home county of Busick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Hamrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Murchison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Micaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Low Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Double Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Green Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Linville Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plumtree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stamey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pineola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minneapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Linville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Montreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Black Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Barnardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Democrat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Riceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Azalea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Linville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Parkhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Jonas Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alpine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Brindletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Calvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Morganton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Enola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Adako
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Collettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Bat Cave
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Gerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ivy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Foster Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Rollins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Little Switzerland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Greenlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Old Fort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lackey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Bakersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Tipton Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Relief
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Huntdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Thermal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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
- Lake Lure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Chimney Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Union Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Rutherfordton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Burbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Tolley Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Woodby Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Roan Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shell Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Clear Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Flag Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Limestone Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Banner Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Unicoi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Busick, see our County-by-County Page for Busick.
Cemeteries Near Busick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Busick.
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 Busick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Busick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Gragg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lee Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Good Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crisawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bracher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Autrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ballew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (532 more) ...
- Ballew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carroway 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.<2>
While we didn't find Busick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Busick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Busick, with the one closest to Busick listed first.
- Celo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Toms Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Greenlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Old Fort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Estatoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Windom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dillingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Black Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Busick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Busick.
Newspapers Published in Busick ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Busick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Busick, 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 Busick.
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 Busick:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yancey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Carter 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> | 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 Busick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Busick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |