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 Ellington Heights (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 Ellington Heights. 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 Ellington Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ellington Heights: Ellington Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Ellington Heights is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Ellington Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellington Heights:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Ellington Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Bakersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Spindale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rutherfordton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ruth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Forest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bostic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alexander Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sandy Mush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Ridgecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montreat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Brindletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Parkhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Camp Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Glen Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Enola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Shoups Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Yellow Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Calvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Cliffside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Mooresboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- New House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Lattimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Boiling Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Polkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Campcall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Delight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Gaston County
- Dellview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Bat Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Baxter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Dana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Gerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saluda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Upward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- East Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- U-No
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Zirconia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Carolina Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Laurel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Sugar Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Patten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- West Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Lackey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Old Fort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Mill Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Chesnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- East Gaffney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Gowensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- O'Neal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fingerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mayo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gramling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
- Valley Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Cowpens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellington Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Ellington Heights.
Cemeteries Near Ellington Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellington Heights.
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 Ellington Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellington Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Spindale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rutherfordton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48458 <2>
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs Holiness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tanners Grove United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Ellington Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellington Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellington Heights, with the one closest to Ellington Heights listed first.
- Rutherfordton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Bostic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Sandy Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Ellenboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunshine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Trio ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellington Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellington Heights.
Newspapers Published in Ellington Heights ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellington Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellington Heights, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellington Heights.
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 Ellington Heights:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Henderson County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Cherokee 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> | 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 Ellington Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Ellington Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |