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 Ecusta (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 Ecusta. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Ecusta is located in Transylvania 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 Transylvania County: Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Greenville (SC), Oconee (SC) & Pickens (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Ecusta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ecusta:
- Transylvania County (The home county of Ecusta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Pisgah Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seven Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Penrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brevard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Balsam Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Rosman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Toxaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Sapphire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Avery Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Glady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Bent Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Arden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Candler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enka Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Busbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Skyland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Enka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Acton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Biltmore Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Cruso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Morning Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Clyde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Waynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Junaluska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maggie Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Etowah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Horse Shoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sky Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Mills River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Timberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Timberland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Willow Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Balfour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Argura
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Balsam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckasegee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cashiers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ruby City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- East Laport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Cullowhee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Addie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Erastus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Forest Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <1>
- Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Lure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Caesars Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Marietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tigerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Travelers Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gowensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Berea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- O'Neal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Oconee County (SC)
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Rocky Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Knob ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Sunset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crow Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Dacusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Nine Times
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Pickens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arial
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arial is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- Landrum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ecusta, see our County-by-County Page for Ecusta.
Cemeteries Near Ecusta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ecusta.
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 Ecusta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ecusta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davidson River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Brevard.
- The Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48444 <3>
- Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen Gillespie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glazener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Top Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sentell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Ecusta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ecusta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ecusta, with the one closest to Ecusta listed first.
- Davidson River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Brevard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Penrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherryfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Bowman Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Balsam Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horse Shoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Cruso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Mills River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caesars Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hendersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ecusta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ecusta.
Newspapers Published in Ecusta ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ecusta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ecusta, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ecusta.
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 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 Ecusta:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Transylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Jackson County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Greenville County
- Oconee County
- Pickens 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ecusta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ecusta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |