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 Shatley Springs (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 Shatley Springs. 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 Shatley Springs ...
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 Shatley Springs: Shatley Spgs. (or less commonly used: Shatley Spngs. or Shatley Sprngs.)
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.
Shatley Springs 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 Shatley Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shatley Springs:
- Ashe County (The home county of Shatley Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Crumpler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weavers Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Orion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Helton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warrensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Sturgills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Transou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Scottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Topia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia
(11 miles [17.7 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roaring Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edmonds
(26 miles [41.8 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 Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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 Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Devotion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Deep Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Laxon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Moretz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Rutherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Sands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Zionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bamboo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Mabel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Boone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- McGrady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Wilbar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Abshers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Dehart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Moxley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Maple Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Purlear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Millers Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Hays
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shingletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Bridle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Flat Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Trout Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitetop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek
(21 miles [33.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyth County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Adwolf
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Seven Mile Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Green Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Masada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Drowning Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Fleet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Glade Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Speedwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rural Retreat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shatley Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Shatley Springs.
Cemeteries Near Shatley Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shatley Springs.
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 Shatley Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shatley Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Ashelawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walters - Jacobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Matt Carson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peace Haven Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven Church Cemetery
- The Peace Haven Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Haven Community Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- George Powers Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (521 more) ...
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- J.O. Blevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver 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.<3>
While we didn't find Shatley Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shatley Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shatley Springs, with the one closest to Shatley Springs listed first.
- Crumpler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nathans Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Scottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Topia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Weavers Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Ore Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
- Furches
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furches
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Helton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Transou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Sturgills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shatley Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shatley Springs.
Newspapers Published in Shatley Springs ...
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 Shatley Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shatley Springs, 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 Shatley Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Shatley Springs:
- 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> | 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 Shatley Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shatley Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |