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 Furches (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 Furches. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Furches is primarily located in Alleghany County. A portion of Furches extends into Ashe 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 Alleghany County: Ashe, Surry, Wilkes & Grayson (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Furches. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Furches:
- Alleghany County (The home county of Furches)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Scottville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Topia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glade Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Roaring Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ennice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Transou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Wagoner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Crumpler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weavers Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Glendale Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Obids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Helton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Caldwell County
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Devotion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Zephyr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Elkin Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Mulberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Round Peak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Elkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Deep Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Laxon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Moretz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Rutherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Norris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Bamboo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Zionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Vilas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- McGrady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Abshers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Dehart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Wilbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Mulberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Traphill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Hays
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Lomax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Swan Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Trade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shingletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Pipers Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Lambsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Drenn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Flat Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Baywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Elk Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Trout Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitetop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Fries
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smyth County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Adwolf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Atkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Green Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Masada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Damascus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Speedwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rural Retreat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Furches, see our County-by-County Page for Furches.
Cemeteries Near Furches ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Furches.
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 Furches - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Furches covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Cranberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- The Cranberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cranberry Community Cemetery
- Cranberry Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207025 <2>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stamper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prathers Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matt Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peak Creek Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Creek Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peak Creek Community Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Glendale Springs.
- The Peak Creek Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202515 <2>
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Furches had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Furches, with the one closest to Furches listed first.
- Scottville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Transou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Laurel Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ore Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
- Topia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Nathans Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Wagoner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Piney Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Amelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Crumpler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Weavers Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Vannoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Furches. See our List of 1890's Communities around Furches.
Newspapers Published in Furches ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Furches.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Furches, 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 Furches.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Furches:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Caldwell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Johnson County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wythe 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' (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- Furches) 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 Furches, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |