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 Echo Hills (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 Echo Hills. 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 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.
Echo Hills 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 Echo Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Echo Hills:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Echo Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- West Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Acton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enka Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodfin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Redwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Sayles Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Bent Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Biltmore Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Candler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Morning Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Cruso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Clyde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Junaluska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Teague ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Waynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Maggie Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Naples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Gerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Shoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Etowah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Balfour
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Bearwallow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Cumberland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Pinehurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Carolina Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Jackson County
- Balsam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Ivy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Trust
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Spring Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Stackhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Foster Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Dendron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Moffitt Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Old Fort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Greenlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Polk County
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Penrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Brevard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Balsam Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Murchison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Hamrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Celo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Tom Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Wolf Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Nough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Unicoi County (TN)
- Flag Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Echo Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Echo Hills.
Cemeteries Near Echo Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Echo Hills.
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 Echo Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Echo Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Green Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Violet Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Academy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Acton UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asheville Cemetery
- City of Asheville Riverside Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
- The Fore - Rutledge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fore Cemetery
- Harkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sluder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (479 more) ...
- Hice Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Echo Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Echo Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Echo Hills, with the one closest to Echo Hills listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- West Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Acton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Murphy Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Biltmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Juno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Grace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Candler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Leicester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newfound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Echo Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Echo Hills.
Newspapers Published in Echo Hills ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Echo Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Echo Hills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Echo Hills.
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 helpful 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 Echo Hills:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Cocke 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> | 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 Echo Hills, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Echo Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |