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 Haw 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 Haw 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 Haw 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 Haw Creek: Haw Crk. (or less commonly used: Haw Ck. or Haw Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Haw Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Haw Creek.
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.
Haw 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 Haw Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haw Creek:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Haw Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Redwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sayles Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Azalea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Swannanoa Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Biltmore Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Emma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- West Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Busbee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Morning Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cruso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- West Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Clyde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Lake Junaluska
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(28 miles [45.1 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 Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Naples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Mountain Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Balfour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Cumberland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Horse Shoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- U-No
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Bat Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Ivy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rollins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Marshall
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Walnut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Trust
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Foster Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Spring Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Stackhouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Dendron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Moffitt Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Old Fort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Greenlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- West Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Little Switzerland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Melrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Mill Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Green Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Penrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Pisgah Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brevard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw 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
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Low Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Hamrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- 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
- Ramseytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Day Book
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Greenville County (SC)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Unicoi County (TN)
- Flag Pond
(29 miles [46.7 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 Haw Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Haw Creek.
Cemeteries Near Haw Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haw 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 Haw Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haw Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
- The Fore - Rutledge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fore Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Violet Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hughey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (486 more) ...
- Rich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Acton UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Haw Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haw Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
- Biltmore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Azalea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Grace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Murphy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Emma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- West Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Busbee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Acton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Skyland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weaverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swannanoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haw Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haw Creek.
Newspapers Published in Haw 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 Haw Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haw Creek, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haw Creek.
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 Haw 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
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haw 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 Haw Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |