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 Listening Rock (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 Listening Rock. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Listening Rock is located in 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 Listening Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Listening Rock:
- Ashe County (The home county of Listening Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Grayson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Roten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Sturgills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Warrensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Topia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scottville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laurel Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Beech Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Seven Devils
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell County
- Blowing Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Zionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mabel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Norris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Moretz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Deep Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laxon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vilas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rutherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 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 Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- McGrady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Wilbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Maple Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Buladeen
(22 miles [35.4 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- High Health ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norris
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Hunter Hills
(27 miles [43.5 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
- 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
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bristol City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Whitetop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Trout Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Bridle Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell County (VA)
- Elk Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Smyth County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Adwolf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Chilhowie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Saltville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Atkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Cardwell Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Ellendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Green Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Drowning Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Loves Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Alvarado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Fleet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glade Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Green Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Wythe County (VA)
- Rural Retreat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Listening Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Listening Rock.
Cemeteries Near Listening Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Listening Rock.
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 Listening Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Listening Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery
- The Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lewis Family Cemetery
- Letcher Greer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rye Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (731 more) ...
- Solomon Bauguess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Bauguess Cemetery
- The Solomon Bauguess Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bauguess Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Listening Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Listening Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Listening Rock, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Grayson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Whitetop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Roten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Laurel Bloomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Sturgills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Osborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Listening Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Listening Rock.
Newspapers Published in Listening Rock ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Listening Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Listening Rock, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Listening Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Listening Rock:
- 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
- Russell 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> | 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 Listening Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Listening Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |