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 Gashes Creek (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 Gashes Creek. 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 Gashes Creek ...
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 Gashes Creek: Gashes Crk. (or less commonly used: Gashes Ck. or Gashes Cr.)
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 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.
Gashes Creek 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 Gashes Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gashes Creek:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Gashes Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Azalea
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Redwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Sayles Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Swannanoa Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Biltmore Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Busbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- West Asheville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Skyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Morning Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cruso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- West Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Clyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Lake Junaluska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Waynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mills River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Bearwallow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- U-No
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Bat Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Balfour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Carolina Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Horse Shoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Ivy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Rollins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Walnut
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Trust
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Foster Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Spring Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Stackhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Dendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Lackey Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Old Fort
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenlee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- West Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Little Switzerland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Mill Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Green Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Thermal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Union Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Penrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Forest
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Brevard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Murchison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hamrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Low Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Celo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Micaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Day Book
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Ramseytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Greenville County (SC)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gashes Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Gashes Creek.
Cemeteries Near Gashes Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gashes Creek.
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 Gashes Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gashes Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asheville Cemetery
- City of Asheville Riverside Cemetery
- Lewis Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughey Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Asheville.
- The Hughey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huey Cemetery
- Hughey / Rice Cemetery
- Rice / Hughey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47729 <3>
- Green Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <3>
- Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
- The Fore - Rutledge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fore Cemetery
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Violet Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Shoals Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Gashes Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gashes Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gashes Creek, with the one closest to Gashes Creek listed first.
- Azalea
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Biltmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Busbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- West Asheville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Skyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Murphy Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Emma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gashes Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gashes Creek.
Newspapers Published in Gashes Creek ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gashes Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gashes Creek, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gashes Creek.
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 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 Gashes Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Greenville 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gashes Creek) 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 Gashes Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |