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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Graybeal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Graybeal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Graybeal, please Contact Us.
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 Graybeal (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 Graybeal. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Graybeal is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Ashe County: Alleghany, Watauga, Wilkes, Johnson (TN) & Grayson (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Graybeal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graybeal:
- Ashe County (The home county of Graybeal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Roten
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warrensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sturgills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- West Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Scottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Topia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Beech Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Seven Devils
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Grandfather
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Elk Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Zionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Norris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Moretz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Deep Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laxon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Wilbar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- McGrady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Maple Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purlear
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Millers Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abshers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Dehart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Buladeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fish Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Shell Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Roan Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shingletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Norris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- High Health ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bristol City (VA)
- Virginia Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Whitetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Bridle Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smyth County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Adwolf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Chilhowie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Saltville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Atkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Green Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Masada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Drowning Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Alvarado
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Loves Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Watauga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Fleet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Green Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Glade Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Graybeal, see our County-by-County Page for Graybeal.
Cemeteries Near Graybeal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graybeal.
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 Graybeal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Graybeal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Creston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48198 <4>
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graybeal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Owens Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (719 more) ...
- Eastridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.
While we didn't find Graybeal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graybeal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Graybeal, with the one closest to Graybeal listed first.
- Roten
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Fig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Sutherland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Comet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetop
(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 Graybeal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graybeal.
Newspapers Published in Graybeal ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graybeal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graybeal, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Graybeal.
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 Graybeal:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Ashe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Bristol City
- Grayson County
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Graybeal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graybeal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |