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 Pisgah View (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 Pisgah View. 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 Pisgah View ...
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 Pisgah View: Pisgah Vw.
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 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.
Pisgah View 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 Pisgah View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pisgah View:
- Buncombe County (The home county of Pisgah View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- West Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Emma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Asheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Redwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Sayles Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Biltmore Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Bent Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Enka Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodfin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- Morning Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Cruso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Clyde
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Lake Junaluska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Teague ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Maggie Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mills River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 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)
- Gerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Horse Shoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Balfour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Bearwallow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Cumberland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Pinehurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carolina Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Jackson County
- Balsam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- Rollins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ivy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Trust
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Walnut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Spring Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Stackhouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Foster Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- Dendron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Moffitt Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Old Fort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Greenlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sugar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Mill Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- Penrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Brevard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Balsam Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- Murchison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Hamrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Celo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- 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
(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 Pisgah View, see our County-by-County Page for Pisgah View.
Cemeteries Near Pisgah View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pisgah View.
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 Pisgah View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pisgah View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- Green Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Violet Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asheville Cemetery
- City of Asheville Riverside Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Academy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Acton UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
- The Fore - Rutledge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fore Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Pisgah View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pisgah View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pisgah View, with the one closest to Pisgah View listed first.
- West Asheville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Murphy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Emma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Biltmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Asheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Grace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Candler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Skyland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Busbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Juno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Avery Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pisgah View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pisgah View.
Newspapers Published in Pisgah View ...
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 Pisgah View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pisgah View, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pisgah View.
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 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 Pisgah View:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Buncombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Jackson 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> | 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> | 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 Pisgah View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pisgah View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |