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 Asbury (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 Asbury. 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 hospitals 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.
Asbury is located in Greenbrier County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Asbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Asbury:
- Greenbrier County (The home county of Asbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Fort Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Frazier
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairlea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ronceverte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kieffer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clendenenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Crawley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Spring Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Meadow Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Maywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Hilton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Clifftop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Quinnimont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- McKendree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Prince
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lookout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Wolfcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Creamery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Hollywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wayside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wikel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Ballard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Snow Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Tolbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Odell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Richwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saxman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Runa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Nettie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas County
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Abraham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Royal ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Terry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Clifftop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Shady Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Riffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Hilldale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Hinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Forest Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Packs Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Alleghany County (VA)
- Moss Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Covington City (VA)
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Craig County (VA)
- Captain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Giles County (VA)
- Kire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Asbury, see our County-by-County Page for Asbury.
Cemeteries Near Asbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asbury.
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 Asbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Asbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Harrah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hanger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wallace Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- At The End Of The Trail Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suttle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Suttle is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Lewisburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342096 <2>
- Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Amwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Asbury had a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Blaker Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blaker Mills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaker Mills
- Fort Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Hughart
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hughart is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughart
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ronceverte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitcomb ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitcomb is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- Meadow Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Grassy Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
- Santifee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santifee is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santifee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Asbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asbury.
Newspapers Published in Asbury ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asbury, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Asbury.
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 Asbury:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Greenbrier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Alleghany County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Asbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Asbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |