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 Nathans 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 Nathans 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 Nathans 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Nathans Creek: Nathans Crk. (or less commonly used: Nathans Ck. or Nathans Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Nathans Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nathans Creek may originally have been Nathan's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nathans Creek might be written as Nathan 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.
Nathans Creek 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 Nathans Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nathans Creek:
- Ashe County (The home county of Nathans Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Crumpler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wagoner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Orion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Transou
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- West Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Scottville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Laurel Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piney Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glade Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roaring Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edmonds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Devotion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Deep Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Laxon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Moretz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Rutherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Sands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Bamboo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Zionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- McGrady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Wilbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Abshers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Dehart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Moxley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Maple Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Purlear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Millers Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Fairplains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Trade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fuller
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shingletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Bridle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Whitetop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Trout Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Low Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Fries
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smyth County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Adwolf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Atkins
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Seven Mile Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Green Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Masada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Drowning Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Alvarado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Fleet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Speedwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nathans Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Nathans Creek.
Cemeteries Near Nathans Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nathans 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 Nathans Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nathans Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Ashelawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walters - Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matt Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howell Hill Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- The Cranberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cranberry Community Cemetery
- Cranberry Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207025 <3>
- Peak Creek Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Creek Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peak Creek Community Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northeast of Glendale Springs.
- The Peak Creek Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202515 <3>
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- Peace Haven Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven Church Cemetery
- The Peace Haven Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Haven Community Cemetery
- J.O. Blevens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Nathans Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nathans Creek, with the one closest to Nathans Creek listed first.
- Wagoner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Crumpler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ore Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
- Scottville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Transou
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Furches
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furches
- Topia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Weavers Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Laurel Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beaver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Piney Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nathans Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nathans Creek.
Newspapers Published in Nathans 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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nathans Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nathans Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nathans 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 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 Nathans Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Ashe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Caldwell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Nathans Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Nathans Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |