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 Ore Knob (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 Ore Knob. 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 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.
Ore Knob 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 Ore Knob. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ore Knob:
- Ashe County (The home county of Ore Knob)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Transou
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Wagoner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Glendale Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Obids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Crumpler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Yates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Warrensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander County
- Vashti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Topia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Roaring Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ennice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Blowing Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Thurmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Low Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zephyr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Deep Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Laxon
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Rutherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Norris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Boone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mabel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Vilas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shulls Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- McGrady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Wilbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Abshers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Dehart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Moxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Maple Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Millers Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Purlear
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Hays
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Traphill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Rugby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Trout Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitetop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Elk Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Low Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Adwolf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Green Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Masada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Damascus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wythe County (VA)
- Speedwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ore Knob, see our County-by-County Page for Ore Knob.
Cemeteries Near Ore Knob ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ore Knob.
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 Ore Knob - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ore Knob covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Peak Creek Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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]<2> 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>
- Matt Carson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Stamper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walters - Jacobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashelawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prathers Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wallace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ore Knob had a population of 19 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ore Knob, with the one closest to Ore Knob listed first.
- Transou
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Laurel Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wagoner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Furches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furches
- Nathans Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Scottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vannoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy
- Obids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Topia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Crumpler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Halls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Beaver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Weavers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ore Knob. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ore Knob.
Newspapers Published in Ore Knob ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ore Knob.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ore Knob, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ore Knob.
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 websites either 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 Ore Knob:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Ashe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Caldwell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Johnson County
- Galax City
- Grayson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ore Knob) 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 Ore Knob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |