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 Grovestone (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 Grovestone. 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 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.
Grovestone 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 Grovestone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grovestone:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Grovestone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Black Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swannanoa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walkertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Ridgecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montreat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Swannanoa Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Redwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Sayles Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Burke County
- Linville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Morning Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cruso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- West Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Gerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bat Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Naples
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- U-No
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Mountain Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Balfour
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Carolina Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Cumberland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Pinehurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Mills River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Ivy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Rollins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Walnut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Stackhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Chapel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Hurricane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Spring Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Dendron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Moffitt Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Old Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Greenlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- West Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Vein Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Little Switzerland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Huntdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Relief
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bakersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tipton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Mill Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Thermal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Green Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Union Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Rutherfordton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Penrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Murchison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Hamrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Low Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Celo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Burnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Micaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Higgins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Day Book
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Double Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Green Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Unicoi County (TN)
- Flag Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grovestone, see our County-by-County Page for Grovestone.
Cemeteries Near Grovestone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grovestone.
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 Grovestone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grovestone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Hughey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
- Ballard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunset Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Cove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maney Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Lewis Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Grovestone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grovestone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grovestone, with the one closest to Grovestone listed first.
- Swannanoa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Dendron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Biltmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Dillingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Old Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Asheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Busbee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grovestone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grovestone.
Newspapers Published in Grovestone ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grovestone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grovestone, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grovestone.
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 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 Grovestone:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Yancey County
- Unicoi 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grovestone) 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 Grovestone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |