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 Chestnut Hill (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 Chestnut Hill. 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 Chestnut Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Chestnuthill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chestnut Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chestnut Hill.
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 doctors 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.
Chestnut Hill is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Buncombe, Haywood, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania & Greenville (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Hill:
- Henderson County (The home county of Chestnut Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Gerton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bearwallow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bat Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- U-No
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Dana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Carolina Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Cumberland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Naples
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Balfour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swannanoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Busbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Royal Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Ridgecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Azalea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Swannanoa Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Skyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Biltmore Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Cruso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Morning Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Ivy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Rollins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Lackey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Old Fort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Sugar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Vein Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- West Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Mill Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Green Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Thermal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Union Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rutherfordton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Spindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Penrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Pisgah Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brevard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Hamrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Murchison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Celo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Burnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Micaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Gowensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Tigerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Caesars Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Landrum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
- Campobello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gramling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fingerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Hill.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Hill.
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 Chestnut Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edneyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cane Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Fairview.
- The Cane Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47042 <2>
- Pittillo Lanning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Bat Cave.
- Fruitland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Love Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Churchyard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Patty's Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Seagle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stepp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Patton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Chestnut Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
- Bearwallow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bat Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Uree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Azalea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Skyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Hill.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Hill ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Hill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Hill.
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 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 Chestnut Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chestnut Hill) 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 Chestnut Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |